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NEW YORK NASHVILLE March 1, 2000 Vol. 17 No. 9

THE KITCHEN SINK. . . Clear Channel, which owns radio, TV, outdoor, Internet, satellite radio and scads of other media assets, has just agreed to buy the world's largest live -event producer, SFX Entertainment. Take your average rock concert (or tractor pull): Clear Channel can promote it on radio and outdoor, sell tickets on its "SFX.com" website, plug it on XM Satellite Radio (or maybe do a subcribers -only audiocast), and even sell tee -shirts on a Clear Channel radio station website. And by the way: This is an international deal, since both SFX and Clear Channel are in Europe. Former radio entrepreneur Bob Sillerman took the money he made from selling Capstar and his other radio holdings, and set out to consolidate the fragmented concert -promotion business. The experts said it was impossible, but he pulled it off -- and has just sold his company to Clear Channel for billions. Next, we'll see if Lowry Mays DOES buy that kitchen sink. . . For more details, see Page 5.

ALLEY -OOPS. . . There are now more oldies stations than AC stations in the United States (looking at commercial- station formats). M Street's research has shown an unceasing decline in the number of mainstream AC stations for years now, and the news is that Oldies is now the #3 -most programmed format. As of January 2000 mainstream AC dropped to 769 stations in the M Street database. Oldies has 775. Soft AC has 379, hot AC 333 and modern AC 70. But look at the long -term slide of mainstream AC, once the undisputed queen of pop -music formats: In 1994 M Street counted 923 mainstream ACs. We're now at 769, and fourth place.

FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes

CA Avenal KAAX -95.1* new Spanish variety CO Telluride KRYD -104.9 silent to be RMN - modern rock

(KRYD expects to return by the end of March) FL Kissimmee (Orlando) WFIV -1080 # tropical talk

Pinellas Park (Tampa) WWBA -1040 religion talk Pinellas Park (Tampa) WTBN -570 # news CNN Headline - news

(WTBN had been broadcasting the audio of cable TV's Bay News 9) GA McRae WYSC -102.7 # oldies WW1- adult contemporary

McRae WYIS -1410 # oldies // WYSC WW1 - AC // WYSC (WYIS plans to change to an urban AC format in the spring)

IL Carthage WNKK -92.1 # oldies WQKQ, classic hits (WNKK is now a combo with KDMG & KKMI; also adds Bob & Tom mornings)

IN Greenfield (Ind.) WRGF -89.7* new alternative Princeton WSJD -100.5 hot AC adds JRN - hot AC Washington WAMW -1580 # southern gospel ABC - soft AC // WYER

(WAMW plans to change to a talk format in the spring) Washington WYER -107.9 # soft AC adds ABC - 45+ soft AC

(WYER & WAMW are now in an LMA -to -buy with Wabash Communications Inc.) MI Petoskey WWKK -750 new to be WW1 - oldies

(Look for WWKK to come on in April) West Branch WBMI -105.5 oldies adds JRN - oldies

MS Hattiesburg WFOR -1400 oldies // WHER reported silent Monticello WMLC -1270 # talk to be sports // WSLI

(WMLC enters an LMA -to -buy with Russ Robinson; sign on sports is in April) MO Houston KBTC -1250 silent JRN - class. CW // KUNQ

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FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES (cont'd) NY New York WNEW -102.7

(WNEW replaced Tom Leykis NC Roanoke Rapids WPGT -91.1* OK McAlester KBCW -91.9*

(KBCW simulcasts with its sister TX Centerville KAJG -105.9

Gatesville KASZ -98.3 Pecos KIUN -1400 Perryton KEYE -FM -96.1

VA Bowling Green WWUZ -96.9 Crewe WSVS -800 Farmville WFLO -FM -95.7 Sweet Briar (Lynchbrg) WNRS -FM -89.9* Hoquiam KWOK -1490

(KWOK's sports starts in April; it

NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS

AR 88.3* CA 88.1*

89.3* IN 90.1* MI 91.1*

88.9* MN 90.5* NE 90.1* NM 88.1* NY 89.9* NC 88.5* OH 91.7* OK 89.5*

88.3* PA 91.3*

88.5* TN 89.9* WY 88.1* AB 93.3

SK 94.1

Manderville Quincy Scotts Valley Mount Vernon Eckford Township Portland Bemidji Schuyler Clovis Amsterdam Verona Allen Township Carnegie Geronimo Pleasureville Vandergrift Monterey Gillette Banff

Mar. 1, 2000

talk adds WW1 - Don & Mike from 7 -11p with Don & Mike)

new religion new classical // KCSC

station in Edmond /Oklahoma City) # country reported silent classic rock reported silent tejano JRN - regional Mexican adult contemporary ABC - 45+ soft AC classic hits adds Bob & Tom country JRN - classic country adult contemporary adds JRN - AC WUDZ, class. /alt. alternative KAYO, CW / /KGHO -FM to be 1 -on -1 - sports

continues its LMA with KXRO & KDUX)

( * non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application) 1000 w, 243 ft Pensacola Christian College 500 w, -1135 ft DA California State University 120 w, 1069 ft 1000 w, 285 ft 10 w (v), 216 ft 2500 w, 95 ft 6000 w, 328 ft 1000 w, 1650 ft no facils given no facils given 1000 w, 230 ft 500 w, 190 ft 100000 w, 479 ft 1000 w, 312 ft 1000 w, 610 ft 1000 w, 643 ft 1000 w, 564 ft

CSN International Lamb and Lion Communications Great Lakes Comm. Bcstg. First United Pentecostal Community Religious Bcstg. CSN International Salt & Light Communications Pensacola Christian College Pensacola Christian College Great Lakes Comm. Bcstg. CSN International Pensacola Christian College Pensacola Christian College Pensacola Christian College Pensacola Christian College

200 w, 279 ft DA Solid Rock Broadcasting, Inc 92 w Corus Radio Company

(This station would rebroadcast CKRY -FM) Yorkton 100000 w GX Radio Partnership

(The applicant proposes a country format)

Returned /Dismissed Applications IN 105.7+ Tell City (D) Bayard H. Walters

(settlement granted/ application dismissed 2/14/00) NB 99.9 Moncton (withdrawn) East Coast Broadcasting, Inc.

NEW STATIONS: GRANTS IN 105.7 Tell City 4800 w, 364 ft DA Tell City Bcstg., LLC

(settlement granted/ application granted 2/14/00) NV 1400 Sparks 750w day /night, ND George S. Flinn, Jr. PA 105.9 Pocono Pines 6000 w, 328 ft STPM Radio

(granted calls WPZX this week) PQ 90.1* Gaspe 2160 w Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

(This station will carry "la Chaîne culturelle" programming) 89.9* Rouyn 17200 w Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

(This station will carry the programming of "la Chaîne culturelle ")

CONSTRIICTION PERMIT CA KBMB-103.5 CO KWGL-105.7

IL WEGY-100.9

MS WKZW-94.3

MT KBBZ-98.5 NE KRQC-93.3

OR KRAM-1070

ACTIVITY Sacramento Ouray

Pana

Bay Springs

Kalispell Bennington

West Klamath

increases to 6000 w, 312 ft, adds DA increases to 1752 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 38 -23 -16 107 -40 -28

decreases to 4200 w, changes xmtr loc. to 39 -18 -22 88 -56 -08

changes to 50000 w, 410 ft, adds DA, changes xmtr loc. to 31 -46 -05 89 -10 -12

built new auxiliary facility increases to 9600 w, class C3 from class A, drops DA

decreases to 1000 w days, ND -D, changes xmtr loc. to 42 -10 -38 121 -46 -25



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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY (cont'd) WA KGHO -FM -95.3 Hoquiam changes to 5000 w, 436 ft, changes xmtr

loc.to 46 -56 -30 123- 47- 07,class C3 from class A

KFFM -107.3 Yakima built new auxiliary facility WY KASS -106.9 Casper decreases to 94000 w

KYTI -96.5 Sheridan moves to 93.7 MHz, increases to 75000 w 1207 ft, drops DA

FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS ( & GA WGNP -90.7* Albany KS KANS -FM -92.9 Osage City NH WYRY -104.9 Hinsdale

NY WBBR -1130 New York BC CHWK -1270 Chilliwack

CKMO -FM -103.1 Victoria (To be considered in tandem with

CJVI -900 Victoria (To be considered in tandem with

NB CKMV -1490 Grand Falls PQ CJLP -1230 Disraeli

Returned /Dismissed Applications FL WJAQ -100.9 Marianna (D)

FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS AL WRLD -FM -95.3 Valley

AK KWHL-106.5

KMXS-103.1

AZ KWKM(CP)-95.7 KCUB-1290

CA KSKD-FM-93.3*

KXSR-91.7*

CO KWGL-105.7 FL WPBR-1340

CALL LETTER CHANGES

Anchorage

Anchorage

St. Johns Tucson Chowchilla

Groveland

Ouray Lantana

( # applied for by

reapplication) [docket number] change to 6000 w, 305 ft make changes to auxiliary facility change to 3500 w, 440 ft DA, change xmtr loc. to 42 -46 -33 72 -27 -17

direct measurement of antenna power move to 98.3 MHz, 2340 w move to 900 KHz, 10000 w, DA -1

CJVI's app. for a move to 103.1 MHz) move to 103.1 MHz, 9400 w

CKMO -FM's app. to move to 900 KHz) move to 95.1 MHz, 975 w move to 107.1 MHz, 57 w

increase to 6000 w, 325 ft

increase to 328 ft, change xmtr loc. to 32 -44 -03 00 -07 -53

increase to 79 ft, add DA, change xmtr location to 61 -07 -12 149 -53 -43

increase to 51000 w, 19 ft, add DA, change xmtr loc. to 61 -07 -12 149 -53 -43

decrease to 1528 ft, add DA direct measurement of antenna power increase to 6000 w, 328 ft DA, change xmtr loc. to 37 -13 -02 120 -11 -56 change to 4000 w, 1591 ft DA, change xmtr loc. to 38 -03 -45 120 -14 -45

make changes to auxiliary facility direct measurement of antenna power

new owners) AZ KESP-101.1 Payson becomes # KAZL 2/22/00 AR KSAR-95.9 Salem # KHOM (requested) CA KWAN-100.5 Gualala # KTDE 2/14/00 "The Tide"

KMGX-107.3* Rio Dell # KNHT 2/15/00 CO KQIL-1340 Grand Junction # KTMM 2/17/00 "The Team"

KQIX-93.1 Grand Junction # KMGJ 2/17/00 "Magic 93.1" ID KBBK-970 Rupert KFTA 2/24/00 "La Fantastica" IL WXKO-FM-100.9 Pana WEGY 2/24/00 IN WBLZ-FM-106.7 Mount Vernon # WYFX 2/3/00 "The Fox" KY WLRS-102.3 Louisville WULV 2/16/00 "Love 102.3"

WXLN-FM-105.1 Shepherdsville # WLXO 2/22/00 WULV-96.1 Stamping Ground # WLRS 2/16/00

MS WYLT-94.9* Byhalia # WYKL (requested) "K- Love" NE KTNP-93.3 Bennington # KRQC 2/22/00 "K- Rock"

new-98.5 McCook KJKI 2/23/00 ND KQDY-94.5* Bismarck # KKLV (requested) "K- Love" NY WBZD-1490 Watkins Glen WGMF 11/24/99 OH WAJC-104.9 Lima WUZZ-FM 11/24/99 OK KNTL-104.9 Bethany # WWLS-FM 2/17/00

KCYI-97.9 Edmond # KKWD 2/18/00 "Wild 97.9" new-90.9* Idabel KXRT 2/22/00

PA WESA-940 Charleroi # WOGI 2/21/00 "Froggy" WZKT-98.3 Charleroi # WOGI 1/13/00 "Froggy" WOGI-98.3 Charleroi # WOGI-FM 2/14/00 "Froggy" new-105.9 Pocono Pines WPZX 2/23/00

TN WESK-105.3 Loudon WKVL-FM 2/16/00 TX KAJG-105.9 Centerville KUZN 2/16/00

KTUB-990 Wichita Falls KXXL 1/27/00 VA WUDZ-89.9* Sweet Briar WNRS-FM 2/23/00



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CALL LETTER CHANGES (cont'd) WA KGHO -FM -95.3 Hoquiam

KBKH(CP) -103.9 Ilwaco KAYO -920 Olympia

WI WGBM -94.7 Mishicot

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KXXK # KAQX # KWOK # WZOR

PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS ( 314 asset sale, 315 transfer of control

AR KOOU -104.7 Hardy 314

CA KZZF -102.9 South Lake Tahoe 314

KCRZ-104.9

CO KRLN-1400/ KSTY-104.5

FL WNTF-1580

GA WBIC-810

WFVR-910

IL WBVN-104.5*

IN WBZQ-1300

MA WCAT-700/ WCAT-FM-99.

WINQ-97.7

MT KERR-750/ KQRK-92.3

NE KWBE-1450

Tipton

Canon City

Bithlo

Royston

Valdosta

Carrier Mills

Huntington

Orange/ 9 Athol Winchendon

Polson/ Ronan

Beatrice

KKUL- 105.3/ Lincoln/ KEZG -107.3/

KFGE -98.1 Milford KLIN -1400 Lincoln

NV KPTL-1300 Carson City

NY WENY -1230/92.7 Elmira

WVKZ-1240 Schenectady

314

314

316

314

316

316

315

314

314

316

314

314

2/18/00 2/16/00 2/18/00 (requested) "Razor"

"K -95.3"

, 316 reorganization) from Tigre of Sharp County, Ltd. to Ramblin Enterprises, Inc.

from Tri- Valley Bcstg. (DIP) to Moon Broadcasting, LLC from Lemoore Wireless Co., Inc. to West Coast Broadcasting, Inc. from KRLN, Inc. to Royal Gorge Broadcasting, LLC from American Community Oriented Radio to Peoples Network, Inc.

from Southern Bcstg. of Athens, Inc. to A.C. Broadcasting Company, Inc.

from American Community Oriented Radio to Peoples Network, Inc.

from Kenneth W. & Jane A. Anderson to IED.com, Inc.

from Williams Radio (Sue Williams, Exec.) to Williams Radio, Inc. (S.H. Williams)

from Cat Communications, Inc. to Citadel Broadcasting Company

from Central Broadcasting Corporation to Aritaur Communications, Inc.

invol. from Anderson Bcstg. (Anderson, Dec.) to Anderson Bcstg. (Lorraine Anderson)

from Community Media, Inc. to Monterey Licenses, LLC

from First Star Corporation to Monterey Licenses, LLC

314 from KLIN, Inc. to Monterey Licenses, LLC

314 from MB Broadcasting (DIP) to Moon Broadcasting, LLC

314 from WENY, Inc. to White Broadcasting, LLC

314 from Capital Dist. Off -Track Betting Corp. to The Anastos Media Group, Inc.

from Coastal Broadcasting Co., Inc. to OBX Broadcasting, LLC

invol. from Anderson Bcstg. (Anderson, Dec.) to Anderson Bcstg. (Lorraine Anderson)

NC WYND -FM -97.1/ Hatteras/ 314 WNHW -92.3 Nags Head

ND KXMR -710/ Bismarck/ 316 KBMR -1130 /KSSS- 101.5 /KQDY- 94.5 * /

KBKU(CP) -93.5/ Hettinger/ KAKV -106.7 Lompoc

OR KGUY -1010 Milwaukie 314

TN WTKB -FM -93.7 Huntingdon 314

TX KHYS-100.7/ KPXI-100.7

WA KZXR-1310

WY KBHJ(CP)-93.3

Abilene/ 316 Overton

Prosser 316

Jackson 315

from Spartan Media, Inc. to KGUY, LLC from Big Tenn Communications, Inc. to Milan Broadcasting, Inc. from Sunburst Media, LP to Sunburst Dallas, LP from Bogart -Funk Enterprises, Inc. to Michael and Karlyn Funk from Cathedral Comm. (Beverly Halpin) to Cathedral Comm. (Jerrold Lundquist)

Form 315 Transfer Applications were filed from various entities within Media Partners to Citadel Broadcasting Company. The stations are: In Illinois, WJBC, Bloomington and WBWN, Le Roy. In Michigan, WNBQ, Bloomington; WBBL, and WLAV -FM, Grand Rapids; WODJ, Greenville; and WKLQ, Holland. In South Carolina, WISW and WOMG, Columbia; WLXC, Lexington; and WTCB in Orangeburg. In Tennessee, WGOC, Blountville; WGOW and WSKZ, Chattanooga; WOGT, East Ridge; WQUT and WJCW, Johnson City; WKOS and WKIN, Kingsport; and WGOW -FM in Soddy- Daisy.




WASHINGTON THIS WEEK We're surprised, but it certainly looks as if FCC Commissioner Susan Ness will get a renomination hearing, after all. It's a strange political year, and word out of John McCain's Senate Commerce Committee proves it. President Clinton had nominated Ness to a second five -year term, but nobody figured the Senate would get around to holding a confirmation hearing this year, for political reasons. That would mean Ness (who very much wants a second term) would have left the Commission this Summer, and the FCC would become a four -member body with a complement of two Democrats and two Republicans. But now it appears that won't happen. Ness will get her renomination hearing on Wednesday, March 22. It'll be a full hearing chaired by Senator Conrad Burns of the Communications Subcommittee. (Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain, who would normally wield the gavel, is busy running for President.)

Also up for possible reconfirmation: FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott -Roth. The law sets the expiration date of all commissioners' terms on June 30 of the appropriate year. Susan Ness' term was up June 30, 1999. The most maverick -like of the Commissioners, Furchtgott -Roth, is looking at an expiration date of June 30, 2000, which isn't that far off. You can look for a renomination of Furchtgott -Roth from Bill Clinton, followed by a renomination hearing.

We'll be watching the next Closed Broadcast Auction for AM, FM, LPTV and TV licenses, scheduled to begin March 21. Some of the frequencies have been removed from the auction, because the Commission only got one completed and timely -filed short -form app for them -- so there's no need for an auction.

Pleading poverty wins KIND -AM /FM a reduction in a previously- issued $8,000 FCC fine. Field agents hit the Independence, KS combo back in February 1997 and found violations of the Emergency Alert System (specifically, no equipment installed, since the stations said they'd decided not to participate in EAS). The law says you must have EAS equipment, even if you don't participate. But licensee Central Broadcasting pleaded that with total gross revenues of $36,000, it doesn't have the means to pay the fine. The FCC won't rescind the Notice of Apparent Liability, but does reduce it to $2,000.

WQLZ's good -faith effort earns it a free pass from the FCC -- it won't have to pay a $4,000 fine. The station was able to demonstrate that its "Morning Disaster" radio show had previously talked to the step- daughter of the woman whose voice it aired without permission. The step- daughter had agreed to appear on the air and assured WQLZ, Taylorville, IL that she would tell her step -mom about the bit. She failed to do so, which triggered the complaint. But the FCC bought the station's good -faith argument and rescinds the previously- issued $4,000 Notice of Apparent Liability.

More pressure on the FCC to exit the merger- review business, as a Federal task force recommends stripping the Commission of its merger- review authority. The International Competition Policy Advisory Committee says antitrust questions should be fielded by the Department of Justice and not the FCC. The DOJ's Joel Klein, a member of the Committee, disagrees, and says the FCC brings needed expertise to the job. The Washington Post reports the Committee's job was to recommend ways to streamline merger reviews in the 60 foreign countries that do them -- but it recommends the U.S. clean up its own act first

How about a new radio service up around 152/158 MHz and 454/459 MHz? The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is inviting public comment on a Petition filed by Free Page Corporation to provide what's called "Limited Program Distribution Service." That's stuff like reading services for the visually impaired, foreign - language programming, children's programming and other specialty fare. Those chunks of spectrum are currently allocated for paging purposes. FreePage says the demand for spectrum in the commercial radio bands is driving some users off the dial. The Comment Date is March 9 with Reply Comments due March 23. The item is DA 00 -160.

If you watch policy issues over at NTIA (the National Telecommunications and Information Administration), you'll want to know about a couple of new names: William Hatch is Associate Administrator for Spectrum Management, responsible for management of the government's use of radio spectrum. And Kelly Levy is the NTIA's Associate Administrator in charge of domestic telecommunications and information policy, including filings at the FCC.




CANADA THIS WEEK Canadian fans of the NFL can hear CBS -Westwood One's Sunday night, Monday night and post- season broadcasts through the 2001 season. Toronto based Headline Sports Radio has received CRTC approval to distribute the play -by -play. Headline Sports Radio is a division of cable television's Headline Sports, the producer of sports news channel "The Score." Headline Sports Radio also owns the radio rights for the Toronto Blue Jays baseball games.

ELSEWHERE The biggest sale this week's wasn't a radio station, but a national entertainment franchise -- the one built by former radio owner Bob Sillerman. SFX Entertainment systematically went around the U.S., wheeling and dealing with the most stubborn businessmen in the entertainment biz: the well -entrenched local concert promoters like Don Law in Boston. Want to know how big SFX has gotten? Here are some numbers: SFX Entertainment operates in 31 of the top 50 U.S. markets, with arrangements that cover 120 live entertainment venues. That includes 16 big amphitheaters in the top 10 markets. But that's not all: Sillerman has recently been expanding into sports representation and management (including the company that manages Michael Jordan). Last year SFX promoted and /or produced 26,000 events, including 7,000 music concerts, 13,300 theatrical shows, 1,400 family entertainment shows and 520 specialized sports shows.

Is the SFX acquisition the best deal Lowry Mays ever did? Investors on Wall Street tanked the stock immediately after it was announced. But Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Harry DeMott tells M Street this is "potentially THE defining deal for Clear Channel, a real watershed, even if the market doesn't realize it yet." That's because "the concert business makes the radio business better, and the radio business makes the concert business better." DeMott also says Bob Sillerman emerges from this transaction a real honest -to -gosh billionaire. Here are the terms of the deal forged over the past month by Lowry Mays and his Clear Channel folks (with consultation from AMFM Inc.'s Tom Hicks) with the wily Sillerman: This is a stock deal for $3.3 million (based on valuations when the deal was announced). There's also an assumption of $1.1 billion in SFX debt. Holders of SFX Class A stock get 0.6 shares of Clear Channel (with no "collar" on the deal). Holders of SFX Class B stock (Sillerman and longtime associate Mike Ferrel) get a full one - for -one exchange of their shares for "CCU" stock. SFX must pay a $100 million breakup fee if it violates terms of the deal. Clear Channel would pay a $50 million penalty. One prediction: You'll be hearing about the main "SFX.com" website a lot on Clear Channel radio stations.

The booming Myrtle Beach market gets more consolidation, as NextMedia buys another set of stations there. We're saying this is a "3 -1/2 station" deal because along with rocker WKZQ -FM, easy listening WJYR and rock /sports WKZQ, NextMedia also acquires the CP for an expanded -band AM station at 1620 KHz. For NextMedia, the key thing about buying Tony Hirsh's stations is that they combo with the Pinnacle stations in Myrtle Beach -- which NextMedia is acquiring via its $75 million buyout of Pinnacle. So here's what Carl Hirsch, Steve Dinetz and Skip Weller of NextMedia get on their latest trip through Arbitron market #173 -- Rock WKZQ -FM, a Class C2 at 101.7 MHz. Easy listening "Joy 92" WJYR, a Class C2 at 92.1 MHz. Rock /sports WKZQ, a 1 -kw full -timer at 1450 KHz, ND. Plus WKZQ -AM's expanded -band AM allocation at 1620 KHz (10 -kw day, 1 -kw night, ND), currently known as WAZG. Seller Tony Hirsh is a former Group W exec (former GM at KDKA, Pittsburgh). From Pinnacle, NextMedia stands to pick up classic rock WYAV, AC WMYB, country WYAK -FM and "Hot Talk" WRNN.

Up on the Texas -Oklahoma border north of Dallas, NextMedia strikes a deal worth $14,250,000. We're in the area up around Sherman -Denison, TX and Durant, OK, where Hirsch, Dinetz and Weller are positioning themselves to own three FMs: Lake Broadcasting's "Katy Country" KMKT, Bells, TX a C2 at 93.1 MHz. Red River Radio's AC "K- Lake" KLAK, Durant, OK, a C3 at 97.5 MHz. Plus a purchase option from Bob Sullins on a third FM, one which has an interesting future: It's KMAD -FM, a class A currently doing classic country at 102.3 MHz, licensed to Madill, OK. But KMAD -FM has an app to upgrade to a C2, and re- license from Madill, OK to Whitesboro, TX on the next -adjacent frequency (102.5 MHz). As in other NextMedia acquisitions, current manager and Lake Broadcasting principal Bill Harrison stays on to work for NextMedia. Star Media Group's Doug Ferber brokered.

More Christian rock in Texas, as the Sacramento -based Educational Media Foundation (which produces and syndicates the Christian "K- Love" format and the Christian rock "Air One ") buys a couple of FMs and an FM translator in Lubbock and Amarillo. The seller is another Christian broadcaster, the Charlotte -based Bible Broadcasting Network. The package price is $750,000. Stations are KYFT, Lubbock (class A at 90.9 MHz), KYFA, Amarillo (class A at 91.9 MHz), plus FM translator




ELSEWHERE (cont'd) K209BT in Plainview, TX. Those stations currently use Bible Broadcasting's own programming. John Pierce brokered.

In central Florida, Bruce Maduri's Genesis completes a regional talk group with the acquisition of WAMT, Titusville (1060 KHz). That $650,000 purchase gives Bruce's regional "Talk Channel" a leg on Florida's east coast, to link with Tampa - market WWBA (1040 KHz) and Orlando- market WFIV (1080 KHz). Maduri calls his programming a "conservative entertainment talk and sports format." It's going to be a change for several of these stations: Orlando -area WFIV, Kissimmee has been doing Spanish tropical. The newest station (WAMT currently) airs news /talk /standards. WAMT has 10 -kw day, 5 -kw night, and it's a DA -2 facility. Seller is Eugene Sego's Radio Brevard.

"OBX" means "Outer Banks" of North Carolina, and that's where Wayne Gibson's "OBX Broadcasting" is buying a couple of FMs. They are Country WNHW, Nags Head, a C3 at 92.3 MHz, and soft AC "Wind" WYND -FM, Hatteras, a Cl at 97.1 MHz. Seller is Ken Mann's Coastal Broadcasting. Buyer Wayne Gibson is part of the ownership groups of four other stations in eastern North Carolina (WDLZ /WWDR, Murfreesboro and WRMT /WSAY -FM, Rocky Mount). He's filing the deal as OBXBroadcasting, LLC.

Entercom buys "add -on" stations in Wichita and Greenville, SC, as it closes on its $8 million purchase of five stations in Wichita from the Capstar Trust II. Analysts call these add -on deals "tuck- ins ", because they fill out existing market positions. Here's what Entercom acquired from the Capstar Trust II: oldies KEYN- FM (103.7 MHz). Smooth jazz KWSJ, Haysville, KS (105.3 MHz). Talk KFH (1330 KHz). News /talk KNSS (1240 KHz). And sports KQAM (1480 KHz). The newly - announced family member (station #6) will be dance -CHR KDGS, Andover, KS, a Class C3. Sellers are the Wichita -based Gary and Viola Violet. Star Media Group's Doug Ferber brokered both this deal and the Capstar Trust II dealings. Down in Greenville- Spartanburg, Entercom tucks in an AM to complement the stations it picked up from Sinclair (like CHR WFBC -FM). The newcomer is talk /sports WHYZ, a 1070 KHz facility with 50,000 watts day, 1,500 watts night (DA -2), licensed to Sans Souci, SC. Seller is the Charles Cherry -run WHYZ Radio, LP, and Blackburn's Bruce Houston and Joe Rapchak brokered.

Way up in north -central Massachusetts, Citadel buys WCAT -AM /FM from Jeff Shapiro for $875,000. This is near (thought not exactly next door to) Citadel's new holdings in Worcester. Jeff Shapiro's Cat Communications bought these stations from P &S Broadcasting only about a year ago for $850,000. Now Shapiro deals them to Citadel (and we know Larry Wilson loves the "Cat" name anyhow, since he uses it on many of the Citadel properties). The stations are talk WCAT, Orange, MA, a 2500 -watt non -directional daytimer at 700 KHz. Plus hot AC WCAT -FM, Athol, a Class A at 99.9 MHz. Footnote: Shapiro's Dynacom once owned the Southbridge 100.1 MHz station that Citadel is now buying from WBA Inc. It's the onetime WQVR, now classic hits WWFX.

In Jonesboro, Arkansas, Bill Pollack buys four more stations from companies associated with the Worlows (David and Mindy) and Johnny Shields. Ready for the roll call? There are three FMs: Oldies "Key" KKEY, Harrisburg, AR, a class A at 95.9 MHz. "Pure Country" KJBR, Marked Tree, AR, a class A at 93.7 MHz. Soft AC "Cozy" KOCY, Hoxie, AR, a class C3 at 105.3 MHz. And one AM: gospel KNEA, Jonesboro, AR, a 970 KHz facility with 1,000 watts day, 41 watts night, non - directional. Buyer Pollack also has another asset coming his way: the Arkansas State University Radio Network. Memphis -based Pollack Broadcasting is acquiring country KTMO, Kennett, MO (98.9 MHz) from Legend Broadcasting. M Street notes that what Pollack is building is a tidy little regional franchise in the Jonesboro area (northeast Arkansas), Memphis (including contemporary Christian KSUD- AM /FM) and the "Boot Heel" area of Missouri (like adult standards KBOA -FM, Piggott, MO).

It's not just "Dialing for Dollars" -- Newport News -based telemarketing specialist Radio Profits Corporation has sold itself to First Internet Media Corporation, whose COO is radio veteran Norm Feuer. What Radio Profits does is consult stations on how to set up their own in -house telephone -based sales systems, to locate new advertisers. Alan Fendrich is the President of RPC. San Clemente, CA- based First Internet Media creates websites for radio stations, and its CEO (Chad Meisinger) says it's now working with 257 stations. RPC claims 232 client stations in the U.S., the U.K. and Germany.

The next radio - related IPO is Jones International, parent of Jones Radio Networks. Thanks to an updated SEC filing, we now know that the Jones IPO will trade on the Nasdaq as "JINI." Jones anticipates pricing its 4.9 million shares between $14 and $17 a share.




ELSEWHERE (cont'd) Digital radio -- the terrestrial kind, not the satellite kind -- comes to Spain, in the form of government- sponsored trial with Spanish National Radio stations in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and San Sebastian.

Make that 30 candles on the birthday cake, for National Public Radio, which observed its 30th anniversary on February 29. It was actually the 30th anniversary of the filing of NPR's Article of Incorporation. "All Things Considered ", NPR's first program offering, debuted a little over a year later, on May 3, 1971.

M STREET BAZAAR. . . PEOPLE, PRODUCTS, AND PROGRAMMING The heat in the Virgin Islands causes "Greaseman" Doug Tracht's temporary on -air job to evaporate, though "Mongoose Radio" owner Jonathan denies the local protests made him change his mind. He does admit he was threatened with physical harm if he put Tracht on the air at classic hits WMNG, Christiansted (104.9 MHz). The St. Croix "Source" newspaper says local lawmakers were quick to demand Cohen not employ Tracht. Cohen says he's convinced that Tracht has "redeemed" his character since last year's controversy that got him fired from WARW, Washington. Grease - fans around the world would've been able to listen to Tracht on WMNG's streaming audio website. It may be a challenge finding his next job in radio.

From beyond the grave, Ernie And=rson's voice lives on: Yes, the legendary voiceover king (think "The L000ve Boat" and years of ABC -TV promos) has gone to his reward, but he can still appear on your station. That's because RadioVO.com has rights to more than 10 years of stuff he recorded for Z100, New York, WXKS -FM, Boston and others. Using that digitally- stored material as a base, they claim that studio magic can have Ernie voice any calls, frequency or slogan. This may be unprecedented -- and it did take some serious legal wrangling to roll out. Details on the service at RadioVO.com.

In its first big changes since it went mostly talk, WNEW, New York adds Don & Mike and Ron & Fez, while dropping Tom Leykis. Don and Mike basically replace Westwood stablemate Tom Leykis, airing on a taped basis from 7pm to llpm. Meanwhile the Westwood -syndicated "Loveline" gets pushed back into 4am to 6am by Ron and Fez, last heard at WKRO, Daytona Beach. (Ron is half of the old "Ron & Ron" syndicated morning show out of Tampa.) The Don & Mike clearance actually brings up a change at Westwood, which says it's creating a second feed each day of the show based at Infinity's WJFK -FM in the D.C. market. That feed's designed to be a little less time -sensitive, and may also have additional live content just for the "second feed."

Launch Media and CNNRadio International are getting into the content business together, to offer music and entertainment news (from Launch) and news (from CNNRadio) to radio stations outside the U.S. (Specifically, in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.) Programming will be available via satellite and the web (from Launch.com).

Todd Hepburn tells us he's shutting down the subscriber -based research service and database he's been running called "Hepburn's Broadcast Connection ", and re- focusing his energies back on brokerage and new Internet opportunities. New name: "Todd Hepburn's Company." Phone (513) 271 -4283. (We'll also look forward to passing on info about Todd's annual charity bike ride -- stay tuned for details.)

Pathfinder chief and NAB Radio Board member John Dille promotes Tony Richards to COO of his group. John tells M Street "I'm not going anywhere" -- meaning he's not leaving the business. For one thing, he remains active on the NAB Radio Board. Richards is GM of four of Pathfinder's stations in Ft. Wayne, and his promotion means he'll have line responsibility for Pathfinder's stations there (like CHR WMEE) and in South Bend (like country WBYT).

At the troubled Pacifica Foundation, its two top executives are stepping down, which may lower the decibel level of dissent. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that National Board Chair Mary Frances Berry has announced she'll resign when her term expires in September. Pacifica Foundation Executive Director Lynn Chadwick has likewise resigned, to be replaced by WPFW, Washington GM Bessie Wash. Chadwick started the current round of protests by firing the manager at KPFA, Berkeley, CA last Spring. National Board Chair Berry will be replaced by Vice Chair David Acosta. The Chronicle notes that Acosta's the Pacifica executive who last year proposed selling the commercial -band KPFA (a Class B at 94.1 MHz). (Any guesses on what a "stick" class B in the lucrative San Francisco market would be worth ?)



The M Street Journal Radio's Journal of Record


WORLD'S BIGGEST YARD SALE. . . Clear Channel's holding that sale and it's put some surprising items out, based on the 72 station sales announced on Monday, March 6. We now know who's taking most of the booty home, from the DOJ- enforced divestiture that has put more than 100 radio stations on the block. Here are the buyers, so far: Infinity, which gets $1.4 billion in stations for the largest single block. Cox Radio, which claims stations in Houston and Richmond for $380 million. Salem Communications, in for $185.6 million. Cumulus Media (paying $159.5 million and another $68.5 million in stations traded back). Hispanic Broadcasting ($127 million). Chase Radio (that's Tony Chase), a surprise entrant with 11 stations. El Dorado (which gets more stations in Houston). Entravision (Los Angeles- market KACD /KBCD). Mega (Daytona Beach -market WGNE -FM). Pecan Partners (KFON, Austin). URBan Radio (Pensacola -market WMEZ /WXBM -FM). Nassau Broadcasting (WODE /WEEX, Allentown). And Blue Chip (WUBE -AM, Cincinnati). There are plenty more to go (in markets like Albany, Raleigh, Columbia (SC) and Los Angeles.) We'll chew over the winners so far inside this week's M Street Journal.

R.I.P., JUDY JARVIS. Very sorry to report the death (at age 54) of syndicated talkshow host Judy Jarvis. For 18 months she'd fought gamely against lung cancer by retiring at one point, then returning to co -host her daytime show with son Jason. Judy was the self- described "feisty, independent- minded broad" who was also seen on CNN, NBC and C -SPAN doing commentary. And she did syndication the bootstrap way, by building up her own operation, based in Farmington, CT. By the way: Though she contracted lung cancer, Judy Jarvis was a non -smoker.

ANOTHER RECORD BREAKER. . . Radio did an historic 20% revenue gain in January, says the RAB. Local rose 18% and national 25 %. The RAB's Gary Fries says "This is by far the largest monthly gain in the history of radio." Each of the five reporting regions looked solid. Plenty of other news inside this week's M Street Journal, beginning with the format changes --


AZ Wickenburg (Phoenix) KSSL -105.3 KMYL -FM, standards SpT CHR "Que Buena" CA Goleta (Santa Barbara) KKSB -106.3 country CHR "Kiss 106.3"

(KKSB continues its LMA with McDonald Media Group) Kings Beach (Reno) KHWG -107.7 # country KSRN, adult standards

(KHWG & KSRN (now at 92.1 MHz) enter an LMA -to -buy with NextMedia) San Rafael (S.F.) KJQI -1510 standards // FM KMZT, classical San Rafael (S.F.) KJQI -FM -100.7 # adult standards MGS - cont. Christian

(KJQI -FM is now a combo with Christian KFAX) Soledad (Monterey B.) KLUE -106.3 # hot AC // KEZR Spanish CHR // KLXM

(KLUE enters an LMA -to -buy with KLXM, KCTY, KRAY, KTGE & KZSL; this format is temporary)

CO Colorado Springs KTWK -740 adult standards KVOR, news & talk (KVOR, KTWK & KSPZ are now a combo with CHR KKMG & classic rock KKFM)

Colorado Springs KVOR -1300 news & talk KTWK, adult standards (1300 KHz & 740 KHz swap call letters & programming on March 23rd)

FL Panama City WPCF -FM -100.1 # c. Christ. & rel. WQJM, rhythmic oldies (WPCF -FM's programming moves to 1290 kHz)

FL Panama City Beach WDLP -1290 # children's WPCF, c. Christ. /rel. (WPCF, WQJM & WY00 are now a combo with CHR WILN & rock WYYX)

ROBERT UNMACHT and PAT McCRUMMEN, Publishers LARRY HILL, Business Manager - JUNE BARNES, Marketing - KELLI GRISEZ, Graphics








FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES (cont'd) FL Sarasota WKZM- 104.3* # c. Christ. & rel. religion // WKES

St. Augustine (Jack.) WFSJ -FM -97.9 smooth jazz talk // WTKS Orlando (This simulcast is temporary, look for a new format soon)

IL Spring Valley WAIV -103.3 adult contemporary CHR // WSTQ "Q- 103.3" IN Rushville WKWH -94.3 # WRCR, stand.& talk WW1 - country

(WKWH is now a combo with WOOO) Shelbyville (Ind.) WOOO -1520 # oldies adds WW1 - oldies

(New call letters are expected soon) KY Eminence WXLM -105.7 # bluegrass // WKXF JRN - class. CW / /WTHQ

(WXLM enters an LMA -to -buy with WTHQ, WCND, WFKY, WKED A/F & WKYW; a new format is expected sometime in April)

Eminence WKXF -1600 # bluegrass JRN - class. CW / /WTHQ (WKXF enters an LMA -to -buy with WTHQ, WCND, WFKY, WKED A/F & WKYW;

a new format is expected sometime in April) Frankfort WKYW -104.9 classic hits AP - news Louisville WTMT -620 # sports adds ESPN - sports

(WTMT enters an LMA -to -buy with religion /southern gospel WXLN) LA La Place (New Orleans) WCKW -FM -92.3 classic hits drops Bob & Tom MD Annapolis (Baltimore) WBIS -1190 business adds Sports (Apr. 3)

(Nasty Sports moves from WCBM) MA Nantucket (Cape Cod) WNAN -91.1* new news & info. "Nan 91.1" MI Dowagiac WDOW -1440 # country AC // WVHQ & talk MO St. Louis KSD -93.7 hot AC adds disco 5p -3a

(KSD plans to return to an all hot AC format in April) NJ Newton (Sussex) WNNJ -1360 adult standards adds WWI - standards NV Sparks (Reno) KSRN -92.1 # adult standards smooth jazz

(KSRN's standards programming moves to 107.7 MHz) OR West Klamath KRAM -1070 adult standards reported silent PA Carnegie (Pittsburgh) WZUM -1590 silent 80's classic hits

Mount Pocono WILT -960 # hot AC // WSBG ESPN - sports (WILT now operates with WVPO & WSBG)

UT Salt Lake City KNRS -570 news & talk talk Spanish Fork (S.L.C.) KHQN -1480 Spanish adds Unica- Span. talk

VA Yorktown (Tidewater) WXEZ -94.1 easy listening soft AC

NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS

AZ 90.5* 91.9*

CA 88.9* 88.7*

FL 88.1* 91.5* 91.1*

GA 90.7* 91.9*

IA 90.7* 89.7* 90.7*

KS 89.3* 91.5*

MA 91.7* 91.7* 91.7* 91.7*+ 91.7*+ 91.3* 90.5* 91.7* 90.7*

MN 89.7* 88.1*

MT 90.3* NM 90.3*

90.3* 90.3* 90.3* 91.9* 89.9* 90.3*

Apache Junction Sells Barstow Inyokern Brooksville Marathon St. Marks Pavo Pendergrass Carroll Mason City Okoboji Cimarron Norton Gardner Lexington Lunenburg Marshfield Marshfield Orleans Scituate Stow Wellfleet International Falls Rosemount Lame Deer Alamogordo Cannon AFB Clovis Clovis Las Vegas Raton Roswell

* non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application) 250 w, 59 ft 1000 w, 1656 ft 27 w, 708 ft 700 w, 1276 ft 400 w (v), 215 ft no facils given 99500 w, 491 ft 50000 w, 290 ft 20 w, 321 ft

East Valley Institute Tonono 0 -Odham Nation Educational Media Foundation Bcstg. for the Challenged CSN International The School Bd. of Miami County CSN International Living Proof, Inc. Belcher Santa Maria Bcstg.

10000 w, 289 ft IA State University 350 w (v), 387 ft DA Pensacola Christian College 4500 w, 328 ft IA State University 100000 w (v), 712 ft Great Plains Christian Radio 250 w, 157 ft American Family Association 630 w, 529 ft CSN International 199 w (v), 135 ft CSN International 630 w, 160 ft Living Proof, Inc. 500 w (v), 351 ft Talking Information Center 550 w (v), 197 ft University of Massachusetts 225h/7000v, 276 ft University of Massachusetts 5h/21600v w, 287 ft CSN International 174 w, 243 ft University of Massachusetts 6000 w, 156 ft Living Proof, Inc. 5750 w, 154 ft Minnesota Public Radio 95 w (v), 280 ft Pensacola Christian College 100000 w, 836 ft Northern Cheyenne Tribe 28000 w, 1916 ft Poplar Bluff Educ., Inc. 100000 w (v), 340 ft CSN International 30000 w, 115 ft Bcstg. for the Challenged 8000 w, 469 ft San Antonio Comfort, Inc. 100 w, -118 ft University of New Mexico 250 w, 233 ft American Family Association 28000 w (v), 125 ft Bcstg. for the Challenged




NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS NY 88.1* Houghton

89.5* Macedon OH 90.1*

91.9* 88.9* 88.3*

OK 89.9* OR 91.5* PA 91.3*

90.5* 89.1* 90.5*

TX 88.1* 91.3* 91.9*

UT 90.7*+ 90.7*+

VA 90.1* WA 88.1* WI 88.1*

Ashtabula Brunswick Oregon Sunbury Grandfield Baker City Annville Laureldale New Tripoli Reading Pampa Pecos Port O'Connor St. George St. George Gore Opportunity Merrill

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(cont 'd) 364 w, -298 ft 150 w (v), 135 450 w, 187 ft

Returned /Dismissed Applications CA 96.9+ Lenwood (D)

96.9+ Lenwood (D)

96.9+ Lenwood (D)

96.9+ Lenwood (D)

ID 88.7* Idaho Falls (R)

KS 91.7* Hays (R) LA 90.3* Kinder (D)

NEW STATIONS: GRANTS CA 96.9 Lenwood MN 90.1* Worthington SD 89.1* Watertown TX 91.3* Markham WI 88.5* Crockett WI 90.3* Marshall

ft

20000 w, 374 ft 370 w (v), 266 ft 700 w (v), 312 ft 20000 w (v), 292 ft 30 w, 1815 ft 480 w (v), 76 ft 25 w (v), 555 ft 85 w (v), 871 ft 10 w, 759 ft 10000 w, 384 ft 100 w, 62 ft 25000 w, 328 ft 50000 w, -194 ft 18000 w, 210 ft 35 w (v), 1519 ft DA 50 w (v), 2362 ft DA 16000 w, 233 ft

1000 w, 797 ft 250 w, 125 ft 100000 w, 1571 ft 5000 w, 256 ft 3000 w, 328 ft 3900 w, 331 ft DA

TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: AL new -91.9* Luverne

new -89.3* Thomasville AK new -91.1* Homer

new -89.3* Juneau new -90.5* Juneau

CA new -91.1* Irvine new -88.1* Montara new -88.5* Mount Shasta new -90.5* Stockton new -89.3* Tracy

CO new -88.1* Durango GA new -90.7* Mc Rae

new -89.3* Milledgeville new -90.1* Richland

LA new -91.5* Scott MS new -90.5* Lorman MO new -88.9* Raytown NV new -88.1* Las Vegas

new -90.9* Laughlin NM new -89.3* Carrizozo

new -90.5* Clayton NC new -90.9* Ahoskie

new -91.9* Graham new -89.7* Hatteras new -90.5* Spruce Pine

OK new -88.5* Oklahoma City TX new -89.7* Brady

new -91.9* Canadian new -89.7* Center new -89.3* Childress new -90.3* Cotulla new -88.1* Dalhart

APPLICATIONS WJFM WJFM KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ WJFM WPCS WJFM WPCS WJFM KAWZ WJFM KAWZ WJFM WJFM WJFM KAWZ WJFM WJFM WPCS WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM

Mar. 8, 2000

Houghton College Radio Pensacola Christian College Iglesia Pentecostal CSN International Pensacola Christian College Cedarville College Educational Media Foundation Oregon Public Bcstg. Pensacola Christian College Pensacola Christian College Pensacola Christian College Pennsylvania Television Assn Great Plains Christian Radio American Family Association Bcstg. for the Challenged Bcstg. for the Challenged Casper Learning FM, Inc. Pensacola Christian College Pensacola Christian College WRVM, Inv.

Joseph G. Cavallo Lormat Communications Point Broadcasting Co. Tortoise Broadcasting Co. Pensacola Christian College El Hispano, Inc. American Family Association

Lenwood Broadcasting, LLC Solid Rock Bcstg., Inc. Freedom Baptist Church Christian Educational Assn. CSN International CSN International

Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Caly. Chapel /Twin Falls Caly. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Pensacola Christ. Coll. Family Worship Center Pensacola Christ. Coll. Family Worship Center Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Caly. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Caly. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Pensacola Christ. Coll. Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center




TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: TX new -90.7* Dumas

new -89.9* Eastland new -90.5* El Campo new -89.5* Lubbock new -88.1* Memphis new -88.7* Morton

UT new -88.1* Blanding new -88.1* Richfield new -89.7* Tremonton

WI new -89.3* Black River Falls WY new -88.5* Buffalo

APPLICATIONS (cont'd) WJFM WJFM WJFM KAWZ WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM KAWZ

TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: GRANTS CA K212FF -90.3* Dorris

K216EW -91.1* Kernville GA W204BN -88.7* Gainsville MT K215DL -90.9* Billings

K210CV -89.9* Huntley WI W209BM -89.7* De Pere

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AL WFMH -FM -95.5 Holly Pond GA WPPL -103.9 Blue Ridge IL WAIV -103.3 Spring Valley

IN WBGW -101.5 Fort Branch IA KIOA -FM -93.3 Des Moines

KS KCKS-95.3

KY WLKT-104.5

LA KOOJ-93.7 KBED-102.9

ME WBPW-96.9 MN KARP-96.3

MS WXAB-96.9 WRTM-FM-100.5 WLPX-105.5

MO KBXR-102.3

MT KGPR-89.9 KPLG-91.5*

NM KAZX-102.9 NY WINR-680

WXXE-90.5* WMXO-101.5

NC WBUX(CP)-90.5* OK KMMY-97.1

OR KAUB-89.1* RI WADK-FM-99.3 TN WNAZ-FM-89.1* TX KZPS-92.5

KZSP-95.3 WA KEYF-FM-101.1

KEYF-FM-101.1 KREW(CP)FM-99. KKZX-98.9

WI WWIB-103.7 WGLR-FM-97.7

Concordia

Lexington

New Iberia Shreveport Presque Isle Glencoe

McLain Port Gibson Water Valley Columbia

Great Falls Plains Kirtland Binghamton Fenner Olean Buxton Muskogee

Reedsport Block Island Nashville Dallas South Padre Island Cheney Cheney

3 Naches Spokane Hallie Lancaster

Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls

10 w (v) DA, KVIP -FM Pacific Cascade Comets. 10 w, KAWZ Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls 10 w (v) DA, KAWZ Caiv. Chapel /Twin Falls 50 w (v) DA, KEFX Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls 50 w (v) DA, KEFX Caiv. Chapel /Twin Falls 10 w, KAWZ Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls

increases to 6000 w changes to 5500 w, 341 ft DA increases to 4900 w, 361 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 41 -18 -09 89 -14 -11 increases to 2100 w decreases to 82000 w, 1066 ft, class Cl from class C, changes xmtr location to 41 -37 -55 93 -27 -26

moves to 94.9 Cl from 95.3 A, increases to 100000 w, 521 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 39 -21 -19 97 -42 -16

decreases to 466 ft, drops DA, changes xmtr loc. to 38 -04 -09 84 -18 -44

decreases to 80000 w, 620 ft, adds DA license to cover for new station decreases to 430 ft, adds DA increases to 100000 w, 577 ft, class Cl from class C2, changes xmtr location to 44 -56 -25 93 -55 -43

changes to 4000 w, 400 ft drops DA increases to 328 ft DA increases to 3500 w, 856 ft, class C3 from class A

changes to 9500 w, 295 ft increase to 1800 w, add DA drops DA increases to 5000 w days, DA -2 drop DA changes xmtr loc. to 42 -06 -18 78 -23 -25 changes to 5900 w, 154 ft decreases to 1246 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 35 -15 -35 95 -25 -52

decreases to 688 w change to 4600 w, 177 ft DA changes to 2500 w, 197 ft DA built new auxiliary facility increases to 6000 w changes to 940 w (v), 1473 ft, adds DA built new auxiliary facility changes to 790 w, 899 ft built new auxiliary facility changes xmtr loc. to 45 -06 -07 91 -09 -33 increases to 11500 w, 482 ft, class C3 from class A, changes xmtr location to 42 -51 -48 90 -42 -11




FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS ( & reapplication) [docket number] CA KWRP -96.1 San Jacinto

DE WSTW-93.7 FL WLHR-107.9

ID KCDA-103.1

LA KRMD-1340 MD WPOC-93.1 MS WMAE-FM-89.5*

WMAB-FM-89.9* WMAV-FM-90.3*

MO KOTT(CP)-107.7 NV KMXB-94.1

KLUK-107.9

SC WAGP-88.7

TX KVWG-FM-95.3 KYFV-1410*

WA KQBZ-100.7 WI WISM-FM-98.1

WIBA-1310

Wilmington Panama City

Coeur d'Alene

Shreveport Baltimore Booneville Mississippi State Oxford

Otterville Henderson

Laughlin

Beaufort

Pearsall Victoria Seattle Altoona

Madison

Returned /Dismissed Applications IL WSEY -95.7 Oregon (R)

FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS FL WOYS -100.5 Apalachicola

WPSO -1500 New Port Richey GA WCCV -91.7 Cartersville

WOKS -1340 WPNG -101.9

Columbus Pearson

IL WFPS -92.1 Freeport IN WWVR -105.5 West Terre Haute

MI WNBY-1450 NH WPKQ-103.7 NY WRNQ-92.1 NC WCIS-760 TN WYPL-89.3

Newberry Berlin Poughkeepsie Morganton Memphis

TX KDVE -100.3 Henderson

KCAS(CP) -91.5* McCook KLIS -96.7 Palestine

WA KYSN -97.7 East Wenatchee

KTCV -88.1* Kennewick

change to 6000 w, 328 ft, change xmtr location to 34 -01 -59 116 -57 -20

change to 4700 w, 502 ft DA change to 98400 w, 954 ft, change xmtr location to 30 -13 -45 85 -23 -20

increase to 17500 w, 1860 ft, class Cl from C2

direct measurement of antenna power add DA decrease to 653 ft decrease to 1073 ft, add DA increase to 1243 ft, add DA, change xmtr loc. to 34 -17 -28 89 -42 -21

change to 2700 w, 499 ft increase to 1161 ft, change xmtr loc. to 36 -00 -30 115 -00 -20

one step application to increase to 98000 w, 1984 ft, class C from class Cl, change xmtr location to 35 -39 -07 114 -18 -42

modify CP to drop DA, change xmtr loc. to 32 -24 -02 80 -44 -23

modify CP to decrease to 100 w, add DA direct measurement of antenna power make changes to auxiliary facility increase to 328 ft, add DA, change xmtr location to 44 -46 -39 91 -28 -28

direct measurement of antenna power

increase to 3200 w

increase to 12000 w, 476 ft DA direct measurement of antenna power increase to 7300 w, 935 ft, class C2 from class A, change xmtr location to 34 -09 -34 85 -02 -13

direct measurement of antenna power increase to 12900 w, 459 ft, class C3 from class A, add DA, change xmtr loc. to 31 -19 -36 82 -51 -54

increase to 3600 w, 423 ft add DA, change xmtr location to 39 -27 -13 87 -28 -15

direct measurement of antenna power chg. city of lic. to North Conway, NH [97 -216] build new auxiliary facility increase to 3500 w, ND -D change to 100000 w, 1269 ft DA, change xmtr loc. to 35 -28 -03 90 -11 -27

change to 2350 w, 535 ft, change xmtr location to 32 -22 -37 94- 34 -18, change city of license to Tatum, TX

change to 2500 w, 358 ft increase to 492 ft, class C2 from class A, change xmtr loc. to 32 -02 -16 94- 24 -41, change city of license to Frankston, TX

increase to 9300 w, -98 ft, class C3 from class A, change xmtr location to 47 -22 -51 120 -17 -15

change to 1100 w, -82 ft, change xmtr location to 46 -13 -09 119 -12 -01

CALL LETTER CHANGES ( # applied for by new owners) CA KHWG -107.7 Kings Beach becomes # KSRN (requested)

KJQI -1510 San Rafael KMZT (requested) "K- Mozart" CO KTWK -740 Colorado Springs KVOR (requested)

KVOR -1300 Colorado Springs KTWK (requested) FL WPCF -FM -100.1 Panama City # WQJM (requested) "Jammin'"

WDLP -1290 Panama City Beach # WPCF (requested)




PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS ( 314 asset sale, 315 transfer of control, 316 reorganization)

AL WRAB -1380 Arab 315 from Arab Bcstg. (Kerry Rich) to Arab Bcstg. (Robert F. Scofield)

AZ KTUC -1400/ Tucson/ 314 from Slone Broadcasting Company KOAZ -97.5 Oro Valley to Slone Radio, LLC

CO KKIK- 106.5/ La Junta/ 314 from The Meadowlark Group, Inc. KOOO -95.5 Rocky Ford to High Peak Broadcasting, Inc.

($2 million; no assumption of liabilities) MS WVMI -570 Biloxi 314 from G & R Radio, Inc.

to Monterey Licenses, LLC ($900,000; assumption of liabilities; includes LMA)

MO KCHI -1010/103.9 Chillicothe 314 from Steve C. Mickelson to Daniel D. Leatherman

($600,000; includes promissory note of $450,000) OH WCIN -1480 Cincinnati 316 from J4 Broadcasting (DIP)

to J4 Bcstg. of Cincinnati, Inc. OK KOKP -1020/ Perry/ 314 from Perry Radio, LLC

KOSB- 105.1/ to Team Radio, LLC KPNC -FM -100.9 Ponca City

SD KSOB -95.7 Dell Rapids 316 from Lee O. Axdahl to L.A. Radio, Inc.

TN WYXE -1130 Gallatin 315 from Jon Gary Enterprises (Keeton) to Jon Gary Enterprises (R. Deck, Jr.)

TX 1(YFA- 91.9* Amarillo 314 from Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc. to Educational Media Foundation

KBMA -99.5 Bryan 314 from Mexican -Amer. Communications to Mexican -Amer. Comm. Bcstg. Group

KYFT -90.9* Lubbock 314 from Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc. to Educational Media Foundation

WV WVOW- 1290/101.9 Logan 315 from Logan Bcstg. (J. Vallet, Trustee) to Logan Bcstg. (Beverley Becker Bivins)

WBTH -1400/ Williamson 314 from Harvitt Broadcasting Corporation WXCC -96.5 to East Kentucky Radio Network, Inc.

($630,000)

FM ALLOCATIONS: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS MN KBFH Moose Lake to 97.7 A, Moose Lake, MN from 107.1 A

comments due April 24, replies May 9 WI WIXK -FM New Richmond to 107.1 C3, Coon Rapids, MN from 107.1 C2, New

Richmond, WI comments due April 24, replies May 9

FM ALLOCATIONS: GRANTED AMENDMENTS TX KTKY Refugio to 106.5 C2, Taft, TX from 106.1 Cl Refugio, TX

FM ALLOCATIONS: DISMISSED AMENDMENTS CA new Summit City (Den.) add 92.1 A ID new Bruneau (Den.) add 102.5 Cl

new Melba (Den.) add 99.9 C2 TX new Lindale (D) add 95.7 A

WASHINGTON THIS WEEK You're seeing a flood of license apps in this week's Journal -- mostly from non -com operators and fueled (we suspect) by the looming presence of Low Power FM. Non -commercial operators are scrambling to file now, ahead of the future LP -100 and LP -10 applications that the FCC hopes to start accepting in May. And a word to the wise from both attorneys and consulting engineers: If you've been dragging your feet about filing for a possible upgrade, do it NOW.

A surprise retirement on Capitol Hill, as House Commerce Committee Chairman (and deregulation champion) Tom Bliley announces his retirement. M Street hears that Billy Tauzin (R -LA) and Mike Oxley (R -OH) are seriously interested in succeeding Bliley -- assuming the GOP retains control of the House after the November 7 elections. Bliley has played a major role in deregulation legislation like the Telecom Act of 1996 and oversight of the FCC. (He's working on electricity industry dereg now.) But under House GOP rules he's limited to three terms as head of the Commerce Committee, and has apparently decided it's time to go home. (It's tough to surrender all the perks of a committee chairman and return to being just a soldier in the trenches.) So after 10 terms in the House he's going to retire back to Virginia.




WASHINGTON THIS WEEK (cont'd) Remember the complaints from consulting engineers and others about the FCC's new database? The Commission hopes the rollout of its new CDBS online database will quell the grumbling. It should please most users once it becomes fully functional. You'll be able to search by call sign, frequency, community of license, state, or applicant name. You can also do a search using multiple factors (like all the 102.7 MHz stations in California). But a caveat: Based on M Street's own experience this past week, the database info itself isn't perfect or complete, and many of the planned parts of the database are not yet functional. But it's getting there. Check it out at "FCC.gov /MMB" and click on "CDBS."

M Street wonders if this is a small preview of the headaches of Low Power FM: Onetime Tampa pirate Leslie Brewer has now been fined $10,000 for selling a non - approved 20 -watt FM transmitter. Transmitters must be tested and approved before being legally sold, and Florida -based Brewer was nabbed selling a transmitter that wasn't FCC -approved. His "Leslie Brewer's 2 -Way Radio" company faces a $10,000 Notice of Apparent Liability (DA 00 -475), and we're wondering whether LPFM will tempt other entrepreneurs into the marketplace. Brewer earned a fine back in 1997 for illegally operating a Tampa Bay station at 102.1 MHz called "Party Pirate."

There's an empty chair at the National Association of Broadcasters, as NBC and its 13 O &O TV stations join Fox in leaving. This is definitely a big -guys versus little -guys issue, by the way. But will the NAB have less clout on Capitol Hill? Based on the NAB's continuing success in signing up co- sponsors for the bill to stop Low Power FM (H.R. 3439) -- we'd say it won't matter much. You have to look at the TV lobbying effort separately from radio. The NAB itself notes that NBC is still significantly under the 35% national cap it wants to raise, and says it's "puzzling" why NBC would choose to leave the association over that issue. The TV Board has been split about relaxing the national caps on TV viewership. The Radio Board, by contrast, quickly united behind relaxation years ago.

Merger approvals "while U wait "? Not quite, but the FCC wants to hit the 6 -month timeline that everybody on Capitol Hill keeps talking about, and one of its ideas is to make mergers trackable online. That would address one of the major gripes by transfer applicants -- they're in the dark about where their deal sits at the Commission. The tracking idea is one of the proposals floated by the Commission at the March 1 open session on merger reviews. It's also talking about a transaction team that will try to speed up the process, but it does a little blame- sharing for the delay: The FCC says applicants for transfers often don't file crucial details on a deal on a timely basis, or change them after it's been filed.

A $10,000 tower -lighting fine gets reduced by 50% after the licensee of WTYJ, Fayette, MS (97.7 MHz) pleads that its total revenue in 1998 was $83,891. Natchez Broadcasting now owes $5,000 for violations of the FCC rules about tower lighting and tower painting.

Mary Beth Murphy can officially be addressed as "Chief" at the FCC's Policy and Rules Division, after being Acting Chief for a while. Murphy's been in the middle of several big issues at the Commission, including the Low Power FM proceeding.

We're looking at a Sam's Club -size list of recent Enforcement Bureau actions taken so far in 2000, and it's clear the Field Offices have been b -u -s -y over the Winter. They range from an $11,000 fine for unlicensed operation (Issued by the Tampa office against Jean R. Janassaint) to "failure to maintain effective locked fence around the base of each antenna" (fines of $9,000, $9,000 and $7,000). Plus operating power violations for an AM ($2,000, to Betty's Communications Companies in St. Augustine, FL). And Broadcast Service Rules violations. But by far the two biggest categories of violations cited were these: Emergency Alert System problems, and antenna structure rules (construction, marking and lighting). It's a good time to make sure your operation is up snuff!

CANADA THIS WEEK U.S. tower giant American Tower goes north of the border, in a new cooperative venture with Canada's Telemedia group (which is unrelated to the U.S. "Tele- Media" run by Ira Rosenblatt.) The company Steve Dodge spun off from American Radio Systems launches a joint venture with big station owner Telemedia to form "Canadian Tower, LP." To adhere to Canadian law, it will be Canadian controlled and operated, and its startup assets include more than 20 broadcast towers contributed by Telemedia Radio. Those are in Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Edmonton and Hamilton -- quite a start.




ELSEWHERE Is it the "World's Biggest Yard Sale "? Pretty darn close to it, and it's being run by Lowry Mays at Clear Channel at the behest of the Department of Justice. It appears Clear Channel is about two - thirds of the way through its DOJ- mandated divestiture of the combined Clear Channel -AMFM Inc. assets. It's unclear just how much of the rumored $4 billion it's already got commitments for, and it's widely expected that Radio One is trying to assembled financing for more than $1 billion worth of spins, including Los Angeles- market urban KKBT. Let's give you a good M Street -style rundown on the 72 stations we DO know about, going alphabetically by market -

ALLENTOWN: Being sold are news /talk WEEX (1230 KHz) and oldies WODE (99.9 MHz /Class B), to Princeton, NJ -based Nassau Broadcasting. Nassau has stations all over New Jersey and LMAs WVPO /WSBG /WILT up in Stroudsburg, but this is its entrance to the Allentown market.

AUSTIN: Oldies KEYI -FM, San Marcos (103.5 MHz /Class C) goes to Hispanic Broadcasting, which has already said it will convert it to a Spanish format. Sports KFON, Austin (1490 KHz) goes to Pecan Partners, which will likely take it Spanish. Pecan shares ownership with Elgin FM L.P., which owns Austin -area KKLB (Tejano), KELG (regional Mexican) and KTXZ (tropical).

BALTIMORE: Country WPOC -FM (93.1 MHz /Class B) goes to Tony Chase. It will be his only property there. Duncan's American Radio believes that all of Chase's acquisitions would combine to give him $30 million in 1998 revenue -- a nice start for a new group.

BILOXI: Country WKNN -FM, Pascagoula (99.1 MHz /C1) and AC WMJY (93.7 MHz /C), going to Chase as his first stations there.

CEDAR RAPIDS: Soft AC KDAT (104.5 MHz /C1) , country KRAK (98.1 MHz /C1) and Rock KRNA, Iowa City (94.1 MHz /C1). To Cumulus. Its first stations there.

CINCINNATI: Sports WUBE (1230 KHz) to Blue Chip, which already has urban WIZF in Ross Love's home market. Country WUBE -FM (105.1 MHz /B) to Infinity; that makes Infinity's fourth FM in Cincy, with CHR WKRQ, oldies WGRR and limited -signal classic hits WYLX. Salem gets the other big country there: WYGY, Hamilton (96.5 MHz /B), plus sports WBOB, Florence, KY (1160 KHz). Salem currently owns Christian WTSJ in the Queen City.

CLEVELAND: Soft AC WDOK (102.1 MHz /B), hot AC WQAL (104.1 MHz /B) and rhythmic oldies WZJM (92.3 MHz /B) all land in the Infinity column, which has just rocker WNCX there. Duncan's says the estimated 31% of 1998 revenue makes Infinity #2 to Clear Channel in Cleveland. Sports WKNR (1220 KHz) and adult standards WRMR (850 KHz) to Salem, which now owns Christian WHK and Christian -talk WCCD.

DALLAS: Modern rock KDGE, Gainesville (94.5 MHz /C) to Salem. Salem now has Christian talk KWRD -FM and is buying KSKY from AMFM Inc.

DAYTONA BEACH: Country WGNE -FM, Titusville (98.1 MHz /C1) is claimed by Spanish operator Mega, which will convert it to a Spanish - language format. This is Alfredo Alonso's first outlet on Florida's East coast.

DENVER: Modern rock KXPK, Evergreen (96.5 MHz /C) winds up with Hispanic Broadcasting, which makes its debut in Denver. KXPK will drop both the modern rock format and Howard Stern to do a Spanish format. Rhythmic oldies KDJM, Greeley (92.5 MHz /C), AC KIMN (100.3 MHz /C) and oldies KXKL -FM (105.1 MHz /C) all go to Infinity, which amazingly isn't in Denver now. Modern AC KALC (105.9 MHz /C) goes to Salem, which likely won't keep "Alice" around as a modern AC format. This will be Salem's fifth station there, after KRKS -AM /FM (Christian), KNUS (news /talk), and contemporary Christian KBJD.

GREENSBORO /WINSTON- SALEM, NC: Talk WMFR, High Point (1230 KHz) and talk simulcast WSJS, Winston -Salem (600 KHz) and WSML, Graham (1200 KHz) go to Infinity -- a strange one, since these are all AMs and Infinity owns nothing else in the Triad.

HARRISBURG: Classic rock simulcast WNCE -FM, Palmyra (92.1 MHz /A) and WTPA, Mechanicsburg (93.5 MHz /A) plus CHR standout WNNK -FM (104.1 MHz /B) and urban AC WTCY (1400 KHz) are all scooped up by Cumulus, as Harrisburg becomes the largest Cumulus market by size.




ELSEWHERE (cont'd) HOUSTON: Country KKBQ -FM, Pasadena (92.9 MHz /C), modern rock KKTL -FM, Cleveland (97.1 MHz /C) plus the "KLDE" oldies format and the 107.5 MHz frequency of KTBZ, Lake Jackson (a C) -- this collection all goes to Cox Radio, which makes its debut in Houston. (Translation: The KLDE oldies format will move off of 94.5 MHz to 107.5; to be simulcast on KKTL, also ?) Christian talk KJOJ, Conroe (880 KHz), the rhythmic oldies simulcast KJOJ -FM, Freeport (103.3 MHz /C) plus KTJM, Port Arthur (98.5 MHz /C), along with classic rock KQUE (1230 KHz, simulcasting KKRW) and talk /sports /standards KSEV, Tomball (700 KHz) -- all to Hispanic specialist El Dorado, which owns Tejano KQQK, ranchera KEYH and Port Arthur -market regional Mexican KXTJ there.

LOS ANGELES: The current adult alternative 103.1 MHz simulcast of KACD, Santa Monica and KBCD, Newport Beach, both Class As, to Entravision, which is buying EXCL and will make these the latest southern California FMs to go Spanish. EXCL owns Riverside -market KCAL, KSSE and KSZZ. (Another disappointment and farewell for SoCal adult alternative -music fans.)

ORANGE COUNTY, CA: Ethnic /variety KEZY (1190 KHz) and hot AC KXMX (95.9 MHz /A) to Salem, which does well in southern California but doesn't own anything in conservative stronghold Orange County, as such. These will combo to Salem's Los Angeles- market KIEV, KLTX and KKLA -FM.

ORLANDO: Urban WJHM, Daytona Beach (101.9 MHz /C), rhythmic oldies WOCL, de Land (105.9 MHz /C) and hot AC WOMX -FM (105.1 MHz /C) to Infinity, for its first stations there.

PENSACOLA: Soft AC WMEZ (94.5 MHz /C) and country WXBM -FM, Milton (102.7 MHz /C). To URBan [sic] Radio Broadcasting, whose principal is Kevin Wagner, former head of Roberds Broadcasting.

PHOENIX: Country KMLE, Chandler (107.9 MHz /C), oldies KOOL -FM (94.5 MHz /C) and modern AC KZON (101.5 MHz /C) all go to Infinity, which badly wanted into Phoenix. Duncan's says KMLE, KOOL -FM and KZON would be the #2 billing revenue entity. Urban KKFR, Glendale (92.3 MHz /C), to Hispanic Broadcasting, which will keep the current urban format. HBC has regional Mexican KNOT -FM and has plans to acquire KLNZ in a swap with Z- Spanish.

READING, PA: CHR WRFY -FM (102.5 MHz /B), to Chase Radio Partners. (But Clear Channel's not selling co -owned adult standards WRAW at 1340 KHz.)

RICHMOND: Country WKHK, Colonial Heights (95.3 MHz /B), classic rock WKLR, Fort Lee (96.5 MHz /B), hot AC WMXB (103.7 MHz /B) and adult standards WTVR (1380 KHz) -- all to Cox, which enters another growing Sunbelt market with a strong cluster. Duncan's figures Cox becomes an instant #2 to Clear Channel.

RIVERSIDE: Dance KGGI (99.1 MHz /B), to Chase Radio Partners, with a Duncan - estimated 17% of market revenues..

SAN DIEGO: Classic hits KPLN (103.7 MHz /B) and AC KYXY (96.5 MHz /B) to Infinity, which badly wants into the market. Duncan's says the 9.5 share of 25 -54s should make Infinity the immediate #4 biller in San Diego.

SAN JOSE: Modern classics KCNL, Fremont (104.9 MHz /A), classic rock KUFX (98.5 MHz /B) and the rock simulcast of KSJO (92.3 MHz /B) and KFJO, Walnut Creek (92.1 MHz /A) -- all to Tony Chase. M Street notes that the third piece of the KSJO /KFJO /KXJO current rock simulcast is NOT in this deal: San Francisco -market KXJO, Alameda, at 92.7 MHz.

SHREVEPORT: Urban KMJJ -FM (99.7 MHz /C2), sports KRMD (1340 KHz) and country KRMD -FM (99.7 MHz /C2) to Cumulus. A perfect entry into a Cumulus -size southern market. More to come?

TITUSVILLE -MELBOURNE, FL: Country WHKR, Rockledge (102.7 MHz /C2) to Cumulus, which enters this east coast Florida market.

WACO: Rock KBRQ, Hillsboro (102.5 MHz /C1) to Chase, with a Duncan -estimated 10% of market revenue.

Chase Radio was a surprise big winner, so who is Tony Chase? He's the African - American entrepreneur who's getting no fewer than 11 radio stations from Clear Channel. Chase and Lowry Mays are no strangers, since Tony is the Chairman /CEO of Faith Broadcasting -- licensee of KTJM, Port Arthur (98.5). KTJM's been in an LMA




ELSEWHERE (cont'd) with Clear Channel. In fact, Clear Channel financially backed Faith's purchase of KTJM. And in December it filed to transfer it back to Clear Channel in exchange for forgiveness of debt of $15 million. (Clear Channel owned then -KHYS before Faith got it.) Tony's owned stations in Texas and Louisiana and is a board member of the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council. M Street notes that the FCC has been strongly encouraging sellers to consider dealing with minorities.

In Nebraska, Waitt Radio makes a major strike in a new long -term LMA with the Mitchell group. For tax reasons, they structured this as an LMA instead of a sale by longtime owners John Mitchell, Sr., wife Mary and son Dr. John Mitchell. Waitt Radio will begin the LMA on April 1 with 16 Mitchell stations in the Nebraska markets of Omaha, Lincoln, Blair, Kearney, Hastings, Holdrege and North Platte. By far the largest piece is the cluster in Omaha, which includes CHR KQKQ -FM, classic hits KFMT, news /talk KKAR, talk KHUB, sports KAZP and Radio Disney affiliate KOIL. Waitt already owns Omaha -market adult alternative KCTY -FM. The Mitchells will retain the company's corporate building in Omaha, towers and MBCWebradio.com (run by Dr. John Mitchell). The understanding is that John, Sr. joins the board of Waitt Radio and grants an option to sell the 16 stations to Waitt. Waitt Radio's principal is Norm Waitt, a co- founder of Gateway Computer Company. Kalil & Co. repped Waitt Radio.

In Oregon, Bill Ackerley's Horizon Broadcasting buys four more stations to complement the neighboring properties they're buying from Journal Broadcast Group. Check the map in eastern Oregon and follow I -84 -- that's where these stations lie. For Horizon, they're a natural fit with KSRV- AM /FM, the Ontario, OR combo that Horizon's buying from Journal. La Grande and Baker, OR are the towns Grande Radio Inc. cashes out of by selling these four stations: Talk KLBM, La Grande, a 1 -kw full -timer at 1450 KHz. AC "Cube" KUBQ, La Grande, a Class A at 98.7 MHz. Country KKBC -FM, Baker, a Class A at 95.3 MHz. And talk KBKR, Baker, a 1 -kw full - timer at 1490 KHz. (KBKR simulcasts KLBM, La Grande.) Brokers were Andrew McClure and Dean LaGras of Exline.

The earthshaking deal we told you about last week, with Clear Channel buying live - entertainment giant SFX Entertainment, just attracted its first shareholder lawsuit. SFX shareholder Harbor Finance Partners says Bob Sillerman and Mike Ferrel negotiated a beautiful deal for themselves but stuck other shareholders with a lesser payoff. Here's why: Class A shareholders in SFX get 0.6 shares of "CCU" stock for each of their shares, but Class B SFX shareholders get a full share of CCU for each of their SFX shares. Guess who owns all the Class B shares? Bob Sillerman, and longtime SFX partner Mike Ferrel. Like most shareholder suits, this one was filed in Delaware Chancery Court and will probably wind up being negotiated.

Who needs the record company? Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Harry DeMott tells M Street that the "endgame" of all this integration of radio with concert promotion is Clear Channel cutting out the middleman -- the record company. He says Clear Channel -SFX could "realize the power of the platform" by going directly to a recording artist and offering them a sweeter deal than they get from a traditional label. That's because music retailing itself is about to be revolutionized by the promise of downloading music from the web. Clear Channel - SFX could offer an artist a bigger cut of their music sales and plenty of concert opportunities (via SFX Entertainment venues) and promotion.

Arbitron takes the drastic action of de- listing Memphis -market WMPS for both the Fall and Winter books, because of a flagrant breach of Arbitron rules committed on the modern AC's website. Online visitors were treated to a replica of a page from an Arbitron diary, with these instructions: "No matter what you are actually listening to, fill in WMPS in the call letters section. . .Just remember: WMPS on every damn line." That wasn't all: WMPS, Tunica, MS (96.1 MHz) also ran a promo that featured a kid and an Arbitron rep. Flinn Broadcasting -owned WMPS did a 0.4 share 12+ in the Summer book -- but those will be its last Arbitron shares for 6 months.

In the Spanish - language music world, "Radio y Musica" is the probably the most prominent magazine (we here at M Street certainly peruse it to keep up). Now comes word the Los Angeles -based Radio & Records has acquired Radio y Musica, in a deal that will move the publication into R &R's Washington, D.C. offices. With Hispanic radio and music booming, it's a logical acquisition for R &R. Not only are they both in the publication business, they both do conventions. M Street notes that Mega Broadcasting principal Alfredo Alonso is the President /CEO of Radio y Musica.




M STREET BAZAAR. . . PEOPLE, PRODUCTS, AND PROGRAMMING In Chicago, WGN GM Steve Carver quickly gives Spike O'Dell the WGN morning gig, following the shocking and sudden death of morning icon Bob Collins. The Sun - Times calls Spike the "likable linchpin who held WGN together on the air" following Bob Collins' death. Taking over Spike's afternoon shift is John Williams, moving from middays. Perhaps the biggest beneficiary of the changes is Steve Cochran, who'd joined WGN to do weekends and fill -ins just two months ago.

Report from Nashville: The Country Radio Seminar was looking for a few good men -- male listeners, that is. Are guys turned off by the soft AC /country female tune and dissatisfied with female -friendly, more -music morning shows? Larry Rosin of Edison Media said "Yes" to both questions, during Friday's morning's important presentation (March 3) at the Country Radio Seminar. Larry's proposal is to pursue male listeners by creating more stations like Greensboro -market WHSL -- stations that avoid playing too many love song- country tunes, have plenty of "attitude ", and feature a wild and edgy morning show. "Whistle 100" was the first country station to experiment with the syndicated John Boy & Billy show. WHSL's focus on men has produced higher male listening and made WHSL more competitive with heritage country WTQR. Rosin says it's also expanded the market's overall country listening.

Meanwhile, the McVay Media consultancy just started marketing a "Male Country" format. Bob Moody says the new format drops the pop- oriented and "male- bashing" country titles and replaces them with lots of Merle Haggard, Hank Jr. and Waylon Jennings. (Bob says "not too many men are driving around in their pickup trucks singing along with 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman' by Shania Twain. ") Bob's a VP at McVay Media, which says it's negotiating with managers in several medium and large markets to do "Male Country." Reach Moody at (615) 758 -3250 or "McVayMedia.com."

Bob Case promises stations can have free streaming audio within two weeks. There's nothing radio folks like better than something free, and veteran programmer and owner Bob Case sees an opportunity. StreamAudio.com is offering the first 250 stations who sign up free streaming audio -- "no catch, no barter, no fine print and no hassle." Stations get free hardware and software, domain name, and keep 100% of their website revenue. Call (253) 572 -9999 or see 'em online.

Shop while you drive (using Sirius Satellite Radio). Remember that word "telematics" we told you about a few weeks ago? That means something like "additional electronic value -added gadgets ", and Sirius has just announced an important hookup with San Antonio -based ATX Technologies. Drivers in vehicles equipped with Sirius receivers and ATX cellphones and GPS gear will be able to buy a CD featured on Sirius (or other consumer goods), merely by pushing a button.

While we're talking about the two national satellite radio services, we note that XM has struck its own deal to install receivers in those big Freightliner big -rig trucks. Sirius did a deal that included Freightliner in late January, and now XM will offer its service to Freightliner brands that include Sterling, American LaFrance and Thomas Built Buses. Freightline parent DaimlerChrysler has already made an investment in Sirius.

If you're interested in the inspirational Christian music format, think about coming to St. Paul, MN this Summer for Inspo 2000, sponsored by the SkyLight Satellite Network. Dates are June 25 -27, and they've already booked appearances by Wayne Watson, Charles Billingsley, The Martins, Janet Paschal, Phil Keaggy and more. Inspo 2000 will be preceeded by a one -day "Summer Institute for Radio ", June 24. They've even got a Sunday golf tournament. Info from Mary Althaus at (615) 631 -5003. SkyLight is a ministry of Northwestern College Radio. M Street notes that NCR's Wayne Pederson is the new Chairman of the Board of the National Religious Broadcasters.

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March 15, 2000 Vol. 17 No. 11 DO YOU WANT TO BE A BILLIONAIRE ?. . . This week, the way to become one was sell radio stations -- lots of them. Clear Channel finished announcing divestiture of $4.3 billion of its combined Clear Channel -AMFM Inc. station portfolio (to satisfy the Department of Justice). Radio One announced two other deals worth $64 million (with Bill Shirk and Greg Davis). And companies like Emmis -- shut out of the Clear Channel game -- vow to go spending a billion or so on other acquisitions. Some of this week's winners in the Clear Channel derby were Radio One (for $1.3 billion), Regent, Mark Rodriguez, Barnstable and Saga. We'll try to explain it all, inside this week's M Street Journal.

THEY'VE GOT A SECRET. . Are "secret deals" being cut by some members of the FCC to exact concessions from companies seeking merger approvals? That was the charge at Tuesday's House Telecommunications Subcommittee hearing (3/14) by FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott -Roth. He claims that he and his staff have actually been barred from some meetings. Michael Powell -- the other holder of a Republican seat on the FCC -- echoed the complaint. What we're seeing is an attack on the FCC's recent role in merger reviews, both for requiring transfer applicants to make "social- compact" -type deals, and for just plain gumming up the whole process with delays. (M Street heard plenty of talk at the Paul Kagan Seminar in New York about delays of 12 -15 months and more.) Bottom line: Congress isn't happy with how the FCC is executing the Telecom Act of 1996. It would like to force Chairman Kennard to change his ways. But will Congress actually have the will and the time (in an election year) to pass so- called "shot clock" legislation? Doubtful.

MORE SPORTS. . . Premiere and Fox Sports will launch a new 24 -hour sports radio network sometime this summer, featuring former ESPN Radio personality Tony Bruno and Fox NFL Sunday analyst Cris Collinsworth -- and backed by the deep bench of Fox Sports and its 21 regional sports cable channels. Both Fox and Premiere Radio Networks are building new radio studios for Fox Sports Radio Network in the L.A. area. Look for a battle in the trenches between Fox Sports Radio and the established SportsFan, One -On -One, Ron Barr and ESPN Radio 24 -hour networks.


AL Brundidge WTBF -FM -94.7 ABC - oldies ABC - 45+ soft AC Troy WTBF -970 ABC - oldies // FM ABC - 45+ soft AC // FM

(WTBF retains its separate talk programming days) AZ Wickenbura (Phoenix) KSSL -105.3 # regional Mexican adds Humberto Luna

(Humberto Luna originates from co -owned KLYY, Los Angles) AR Cherokee Village KFCM -98.3 100.9, standards oldies

Salem KHOM -100.9 # KSAR 95.9, country ABC Real - country (KSAR call letters & programming move to Thayer, MO 92.3 MHz)

CA Beverly Hills (L.A.) KGIL -1260 adult standards KJAZ, jazz Chowchilla (Merced) KSKD -FM -93.3 # cont. Christian Spanish Frazier Park (Bakers.) KMAP -1050 # classical Disney - children's Hemet (Riverside) KSDT -1320 oldies adds WW1 - oldies Lenwood KBTW -104.5 # new regional Mexican // KXLM Orcutt (Santa Maria) KPAT -95.7 # southern gospel rhythmic oldies "Mega"

(KPAT is now in a combo with reg. Mexican KRQK & AC KBOX)

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FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES (cont'd) CA Pasadena (L.A.) KPCC -89.3* news & alternative news and information

(KPCC begins its operating agreement with Minnesota Public Radio) Santa Maria KSBQ -1480 # Spanish hits regional Mexican

(KSBQ will simulcast KXLM from 7pm to loam) Taft (Bakersfield) KBDS -103.9 KMYX -FM, reg. Mex. to be romantica soon

(KMYX -FM call letters & programming move to simulcast sister at 92.5 MHz) Torrance (L.A.) KGXL -1650 standards // KGIL jazz // KGIL

CT New London WKNL -100.9 WTYD, soft AC WW1 - oldies "Kool" ID Caldwell (Boise) KARO -103.3 rock CHR "Kiss" KY Harlan WTUK -105.1 hot AC adds John Boy & Billy LA Boyce (Alexandria) KBCE -102.3 urban adds ABC's Tom Joyner MD Pocomoke City (Salis.) WDMV -540 urban AC adds ABC - black gospel

(Urban AC 6a to 1p, urban AC /gospel mix 1 -5 and gospel after 5pm) MN St. Paul WMCN -91.7* rock & jazz reported silent

(WMCN is in need of a new tower) MO Thayer KSAR -92.3 new country NJ Atlantic City WMGM -103.7 classic hits classic rock "Shark" NY Clyde WLLW -93.7* # ABC - classic rock WCOV, religion // WCIK

(WCOV enters an LMA -to -buy with Family Life Ministries Radio) Seneca Falls WSFW -1110 # AC // FM 45+ soft AC // WCGR

(WSFW enters an LMA -to -buy with standards WAUB, talk WGVA & AC WNYR -FM) Seneca Falls WSFW -FM -99.3 # adult contemporary WLLW, ABC - class. rock

(WSFW -FM enters an LMA -to -buy with WAUB, WGVA & WNYR -FM) Waterloo WNYR -FM -98.5 JRN - AC JRN - soft AC

OK Lawton KKRX -1050 black gospel adds ABC- black gospel PA Berwick (Scranton) WFBS -1280 # WSQV, rel. // WAAT '56 to '63 oldies

(WFBS "Radio Smiles" is now a combo with Christian WAAT) SC Charleston WXTC -1390 black gospel adds ABC - black gospel TN Gatlinburg (Knoxville) WDLY -105.5 # country adult contemporary "mix"

(WDLY and WSEV enter into an LMA -to -buy with East Tenn. Radio, LP) TX College Station WTAW -1150 talk KZNE, sports "The Zone"

(WTAW call letters & programming move to expanded band 1620 kHz) College Station KZNE -1620 KAZW, new WTAW, talk (April 1) Copperas Cove(Killeen) KSSM -103.1 # KOOV, country urban AC "Kiss"

(KSSM also adds ABC's Tom Joyner in the morning; KOOV's country programming moves to KUSJ 105.5 MHz)

Harker Hts. (Killeen) KYUL -105.5 # oldies KUSJ, country (KYUL's call letters & oldies programming move to KLTD 101.7 mHz)

Longview KFRO -1370 urban AC ESPN - sports Temple KLTD -101.7 # oldies // KYUL KYUL, oldies "Cool"

VA Chesapeake (Tidewater) WCPK -1600 # religion black gospel (WCPK enters into an LMA -to -buy with gospel WGPL & WPCE)

WI Madison WTSO -1070 WW1 - standards ESPN - sports

NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS ( * non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application)

CA 88.3* Diamond Springs 100 w (v), 295 ft Bcstg. for the Challenged DE 91.9* Delaware City 600 w (v), 194 ft Pensacola Christian College IL 89.3* Minooka 100 w (v), 197 ft Pensacola Christian College IA 88.7* Lone Tree 900 w (v), 315 ft Pensacola Christian College LA 88.3* Iowa 160 w (v), 302 ft Pensacola Christian College MI 91.5* Bridgeport 330 w (v), 262 ft Pensacola Christian College

89.5* Carleton 450 w (v), 246 ft Pensacola Christian College 88.5* Mount Clemens 115 w (v), 262 ft Pensacola Christian College

MN 88.3* International Falls 5750 w, 154 ft MN Public Radio 106.5 St. Louis Park no facils given Regents /University of MN

NH 91.7* Pinardville 400 w (v), 30 ft Pensacola Christian College NJ 90.3* Beach Haven 100 w (v), 13 ft Bcstg. for the Challenged

90.3* Beachwood 50 w, 3 ft Pensacola Christian College NM 88.7* Socorro 100000 w, -43 ft Bcstg. for the Challenged OH 88.3* Versailes 650 w (v), 230 ft Pensacola Christian College PA 88.9* Ellwood City 250 w '(v), 157 ft Pensacola Christian College VA 88.7* Glenwood 500 w (v), 197 ft Pensacola Christian College

91.3* Middlebrook 70 w (v), 2240 ft Pensacola Christian College WA 89.9* Sultan 200 w (v), -243 ft Pensacola Christian College AB 105.7 Valleyview 75000 w Peace River Broadcasting Corp.

(This station would relay CKYL) 106.9 Valleyview 75000 w Peace River Broadcasting Corp.

(This station would rebroadcast CKKX -FM) ON 1220 Cornwall 1000 w, DA -2 Tri -Co Broadcasting, Ltd.

(A "nostalgia" format is proposed)




NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS (cont'd) ON 105.7+ Kingston 5000 w Affinity Radio Group, Inc.

(The applicant is proposing a classic rock format) 105.7+ Kingston 20000 w CHUM, Ltd.

(Soft AC programming is proposed) 105.7+ Kingston 24000 w John P. Wright

(A rock format is proposed) 105.7+ Kingston 4000 w McColman Media, Inc.

(The proposed format is soft AC) 105.7+ Kingston 15740 w Power Broadcasting, Inc.

(The applicant is proposing a "new rock" format) 103.5 New Liskeard 37 w John Virtanon - Roger deBrabant

(A country format is proposed) 98.3 North Bay 50 w John Virtanon - Roger deBrabant

(The applicant proposes to offer a country format) 90.1* Sudbury 50000 w Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

(This station would transmit the programming of the Radio 2 network) 90.9* Sudbury 50000 w Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

(Proposed to relay CBFX -FM and la Chaîne culturelle programming) 94.3 Timmins 50 w Tri -Tel Communications, Inc.

(The applicant proposes an "all hits music service ") PQ 1060 St- Nicolas 10000 w, DA -1 Societe Radio St- Laurent

(A French language country music

Returned /Dismissed Applications

format is proposed)

CA 94.9+ Baker (D) Joseph Cavallo 94.9+ Baker (D) Joseph Cavallo 94.9+ Baker (D) Lormat Communications Group 94.9+ Baker (D) Point Broadcasting Co. 94.9+ Baker (D) Tortoise Broadcasting Co. 98.3 Huron (D) Point Broadcasting Co.

OR 88.1* Lebanon (R) Educational Media Foundation TN 90.7* Campbellsville (D) Crime Stoppers of Lawrence Cty. SK 103.9 Saskatoon (Den.) Forest Broadcasting Corp.

96.3 Saskatoon (Den.) Rawlco Communications

NEW STATIONS: GRANTS CA 94.9 Baker 1000 w, 1309 ft DA Baker Broadcasting, LLC

98.3 Huron 4000 w, 328 ft Huron Bcstg., LLC IA 89.1* Postville 100 w, 216 ft St. Paul Lutheran Church MN 89.9* Windom 250 w, 171 ft Abundant Life Bcstg. NJ 88.3* Beach Haven West 100 w (v), 426 ft DA JC Radio, Inc.

88.7* Port Republic 520 w (v), 161 ft DA In His Sign Network OK 89.3* Sulpher 800 w, 171 ft American Family Assn.

(as amended) PR 90.1* Pastillo 200 w, -121 ft DA Gamma Community Services

TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: AZ new -90 5* Cottonwood

new -90.5* Yuma CA new -89.7* Valley Springs CO new -89.7* Trinidad GA new -89.3* Blue Ridge

new -90.3* Butler new -88.9* Clayton new -90.1* Cuthbert new -91.9* Dahlonega new -89.1* Douglas new -91.9* Ellijay new -89.1* Fitzgerald new -88.9* Jesup

IL new -89.9* Vandalia IN new -91.1* Monticello MN new -91.1* Thief River Falls MS new -88.9* Waynesboro NM new -89.3* Ruidoso NY new -91.9* Millerton NC new -89.7* Wanchese TX new -89.1* Ozona

new -88.3* Shamrock new -89.3* Uvalde

APPLICATIONS KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WAMC WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM

Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center WAMC Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center




TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: APPLICATIONS (cont'd) UT new -88.1* Beaver WJFM

new -89.3* Cedar City WJFM new -88.1* Kanab WJFM

TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: GRANTS AR K209DT -89.7* El Dorado 38 w, WJFM CA KYOR -FM1 -106.9 Palm Springs 500 w (v) DA, KYOR KS K201FZ -88.1* Arkansas City 50 w, WJFM LA K202DD -88.3* Bastrop

K208DW -89.5* De Ridder K206CM -89.1* Lafayette K216EX -91.1* Minden K211DY -90.1* Natchitoches K213DG -90.5* New Iberia K209DR -89.7* Winnfield

MN K209DS -89.7* Grand Rapids MO K218DC -91.5* Springfield NM K206CN -89.1* Tucumcari OR K210CW -89.9* Newport SD K204DW -88.7* Mitchell

K216EY -91.1* Yankton

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AK KWJG -91.5* Kasilof AR KFCM -100.9 Cherokee Village

KHOM-95.9

AS KNWJ-93.9 CA KMQA-100.5

KFI-640 KRUZ-103.3 KRLT-93.9

FL WCCL-97.7 GA WBTS-95.5

WPPL-103.9 WAWH-88.3* WNEE-88.3*

IL WKIE-92.7

IN WKLO-89.9* KY WFMW-730 LA KJAE-92.7

MA WROR-FM-105.7 WNAN-91.1*

MI WMJZ-FM-101.5 MN KBKK-95.9 MO KSAR-95.9 MS WNBN-1290 NJ WHTG-FM-106.3 NM KIVA-1580 OH WHIZ-FM-102.5 OK KAYM-90.5* OR KCYS-98.1

SD KDDX-101.1 TX KDET-FM-100.5

KEOS-89.1* KZLV-91.3*

VT WWSR-1420 WA KUJ-FM-99.1

WI WKTI-94.5 WKTI-94.5 WJMC-FM-96.3

Salem

Leone East Porterville

Los Angeles Santa Barbara South Lake Tahoe Punta Rassa Athens

Blue Ridge Dublin Jasper Arlington Heights

Marengo Madisonville Leesville

Framingham Nantucket Gaylord Pillager Thayer Meridian Eatontown Albuquerque Zanesville Weatherford Seaside

Spearfish Center College Station Lytle Saint Albans Walla Walla

Milwaukee Milwaukee Rice Lake

80 w, WJFM 20 w, WJFM 74 w (h), WJFM 38 w, WJFM 10 w , WJFM 10 w, WJFM 27 w, WJFM 10 w, KAWZ 250 w (h), WJFM 28 w, KLYT 62 w, KLOV-FM 99 w, WJFM 92 w, WJFM

Mar. 15, 2000

Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center

Family Worship Center Morris Communications Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Caiv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Christian Bcstg. Academy Educ. Media Foundation Family Worship Center Family Worship Center

increases to 1000 w moves to 98.3 C3 from 100.9 A, increases to 25000 w, 305 ft

moves to 100.9 C2 from 95.9 A, increases to 5000 w, 492 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 36 -35 -38 91 -40 -03

changes to 320 w, 1269 ft DA changes to 2100 w, 1109 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 35 -56 -45 118 -53 -10

built new auxiliary facility built new auxiliary facility changes to 3000 w, -105 ft drops DA decreases to 99000 w, 968 ft DA, changes xmtr location to 33 -55 -51 83 -47 -00

changes to 5500 w, 341 ft,.adds DA license to cover for new station increases to 200 w, 46 ft DA changes to 1800 w, 387 ft, changes xmtr location to 42 -08 -14 87 -58 -57

license to cover for new station changes xmtr loc. to 37 -21 -31 87 -29 -45 moves to 93.5 C3 from 92.7 A, increases to 7500 w

increases to 23000 w (circular) license to cover for new station increases to 6000 w, adds DA decreases to 239 ft DA license to cover for new station increases to 2500 w days, ND built new auxiliary facility increases to 128 w nights, ND changes to 50000 w (h), 48000 (v), DA license to cover for new station increases to 328 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 45 -57 -08 123 -56 -14

decreases to 1788 ft, adds DA drops DA increases to 1000 w (v), 253 ft DA increases to 3800 w changes xmtr loc. to 44 -49 -52 73 -05 -25 increases to 31000 w, 623 ft, class C2 from class C3, changes xmtr location to 45 -57 -22 118 -41 -11

decreases to 754 ft, drops DA built new auxiliary facility moves to 96.1 C2 from 96.3 Cl, decreases to 50000 w, 482 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 45 -37 -14 91 -44 -44




FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS ( & reapplication) [docket number] AR KCJC -102.3 Dardanelle make changes to auxiliary facility CA KWVE -107.9 San Clemente change to 530 w, 3792 ft DA, change

xmtr loc. to 33 -42 -40 117 -31 -55 CT WNEZ -910 New Britain direct measurement of antenna power FL WZEP -1460 De Funiak Springs increase to 10000 w days, ND

WNMA -1210 Miami Springs modify CP to increase to 49000 w days, DA -2 GA WYAI -105.5 Bowdon increase to 6600 w

WWWE -1100 Hapeville direct measurement of antenna power WDEN -FM -105.3 Macon decrease to 6100 w, 659 ft DA, class

IL WRMS -790 Beardstown WRXX -95.3 Centralia

WLSR -92.7 Galesburg

IN WTLC -1310 Indianapolis IA KCSI -95.3 Red Oak

KS KBQC(CP)-88.5* KCHZ-95.7

KY WFMW-730 WASE-103.5

LA KOOJ-93.7

MD WSER-1550 WMJS-92.7

MS WDBT-95.5

WSTZ-106.7

MT KGPR-89.9*

NH WWPC-91.7*

NY WHWK-98.1

NC WBFY(CP)-90.3* OK KHIM-97.7*

OR KMCQ-104.5

SC WYAK-FM-103.1

TX KILE-1560

VA WREL-FM-96.7

WV WFBY-106.5

WI WAYY-790 WY KRRR-99.9

BC CFPG-FM-90.3* ON CFBG-FM-100.9

Independence Ottawa

Madisonville Radcliff

New Iberia

Elkton Prince Frederick

Jackson

Vicksburg

Great Falls

New Durham

Binghamton

Pinehurst Mangum

The Dalles

Surfside Beach

Bellaire

Buena Vista

Clarksburg

Eau Claire Cheyenne

Prince George Bracebridge

FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS GA WMSL -88.9* Athens

WKGE -1160 East Point

ID KEFX-88.9*

IN WPZZ-95.9

Twin Falls

Franklin

C3 from class Cl, change xmtr loc. to 32 -53 -48 83 -32 -05

direct measurement of antenna power increase to 3300 w, 449 ft, change xmtr location to 38 -34 -45 88 -59 -51


direct measurement of antenna power increase to 394 ft, change xmtr loc. to 41 -01 -35 95 -18 -24

increase to 13000 w (v), 574 ft, add DA move to 105.1 C3 from 95.7 Cl, decrease to 2700 w, 1000 ft DA, change xmtr loc to 34 -09 -27 86- 02 -44, change city of license to Albertville, KS

change xmtr loc. to 37 -21 -31 87 -29 -45 change to 3500 w, 761 ft, change xmtr location to 37 -52 -45 85 -43 -03

decrease to 80000 w, 620 ft, change xmtr loc. to 30 -20 -18 91 -31 -23

direct measurement of antenna power change to 3400 w, 436 ft, change xmtr location to 38 -40 -26 76 -35 -40


change to 85000 w, 1886 ft, change xmtr location to 32 -12 -46 90 -22 -54 modify CP to change to 9500 w, 295 ft, change xmtr loc. to 47 -32 -23 111 -17 -06

change to 180 w (v), 515 ft, change xmtr loc. to 43 -24 -01 71 -09 -27

decrease to 951 ft, change xmtr loc. to 42 -03 -31 75 -57 -06

change xmtr loc. to 35 -09 -13 80 -34 -16 increase to 194 ft, change xmtr loc. to 34 -49 -22 99 -30 -52

decrease to 1998 ft, change xmtr loc. to 45 -42 -44 121 -06 -50 increase to 544 ft, change xmtr loc. to 33 -00 -06 00 -52 -44

increase to 5000 w days, DA -D, change xmtr loc. to 29 -37 -15 95 -25 -04


change to 28000 w, 653 ft, add DA, change xmtr loc. to 39 -11 -14 80 -32 -45

direct measurement of antenna power modify CP to increase to 492 ft, change xmtr loc. to 41 -06 -03 105 -00 -16

(as amended) increase to 151 w move to 99.5 MHz, increase to 100000 w

increase to 20000 w increase to 50000 w days, DA -D, change xmtr loc. to 33 -41 -50 84 -27 -57 increase to 100000 w (v), 991 ft DA, class C from class A, change xmtr loc. to 42 -43 -47 114 -24 -52

change to 1400 w, 482 ft




FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS (cont'd) KS KCLY -100.9 Clay Center

MA WBOS-92.9

WMVY-92.7

WAAF-107.3

MN WHMH-FM-101.7

NE KFLV(CP)-89.9* NH WERZ-107.1

NJ WNJS-FM-88.1* OR KAST-FM-92.9

TX KAEZ-105.7

WY KHOC-102.5

Brookline

Tisbury

Worcester

Sauk Rapids

Wilber Exeter

Berlin Astoria

Amarillo

Casper

Mar. 15, 2000

increase to 25000 w, 276 ft, class C3 from class A, change xmtr loc. to 39 -29 -14 97 -07 -35

increase to 18500 w, 734 ft, change xmtr loc. to 42 -20 -50 70 -04 -59


change to 9600 w, 1099 ft, add DA, change xmtr loc. to 42 -20 -09 71 -42 -57

increase to 50000 w, 476 ft, change xmtr loc. to 45 -30 -02 94 -14 -31 increase to 8800 w, 351 ft decrease to 348 ft, add DA, change xmtr location to 43 -01 -38 70 -52 -51

increase to 250 w (v), 781 ft, add DA increase to 571 ft, change xmtr loc. to 46 -10 -56 00 -48 -09

increase to 43000 w, 525 ft, class C2 from class A, add DA, change xmtr loc. to 35 -17 -33 101 -50 -48


CALL LETTER CHANGES ( # applied for by new owners) AR KSAR -95.9 Salem becomes KHOM 3/2/00 CA KBDS -92.5 Arvin KMYX -FM 3/3/00

KKHJ-930 KANM-970 KJQI-1510 KMYX-FM-103.9

CT WTYD-100.9 FL WJNO-1040

WDAE-1250 WPCF-FM-100.1 WDLP-1290 WHNZ-570 WBZT-1290

ID new-90.7* KBPH(CP)-89.9

IN new-88.1* WOOO-1520 new-105.7 WJSH-1300

KY WLRS-102.3 WLXO-105.1

LA KRXZ-107.9 ME WXBB-105.3 MO new-92.3 NV new-91.3* NH WXBP-102.1 NJ WJSX-102.3 NC WAAV-FM-94.1 NY WLLW-93.7

WSFW-FM-99.3 OH WRKY-103.5 OK KBNB(CP)-105.5

KTLS-1370 KNOR-1400

PA WSQV-1280 PR WNNV-105.5

WEUC-FM-88.9* WZGX-91.7*

SC WESC-660 TX KYFA-91.9*

KAZW(CP)-1620 KZNE(CP)-1620 WTAW-1150 KOOV-103.1 KYFT-90.9* KYUL-105.5 KLTD-101.7

UT KRFD(CP)-97.5

Los Angeles Modesto San Rafael Taft New London Boynton Beach Tampa Panama City Panama City Beach Pinellas Park West Palm Beach McCall McCall Hartford City Shelbyville Tell City Terre Haute Louisville Shepherdsville Erath Kittery Thayer Jackpot Hampton Cape May Leland Clyde Seneca Falls Steubenville Coalgate Holdenville Norman Berwick Aguada Ponce San German Greenville Amarillo College Station College Station College Station Copperas Cove Lubbock Harker Heights Temple Richfield

KHJ KESP KMZT KBDS WKNL WBZT WHNZ

# WQJM # WPCF # WDAE WJNO KBSQ KBSK

3/15/00 3/9/00 2/28/00 3/3/00 2/25/00 3/6/00 3/7/00 3/10/00 3/10/00 3/7/00 3/6/00 3/3/00 3/3/00

"ESPN Radio" "K- Mozart"

"Kool 100.9"

"1250 WINS" "Jammin' Hits" "Panama City"

WHCI 3/10/00 WKWH 3/2/00 "Kilowatt Hours" WTCJ -FM 3/3/00 WSJX 3/1/00 "The X" WLXO 3/1/00 WLRS 3/1/00 "The Walrus" KRKA 3/1/00 "K- Rock"

# WSHK 3/3/00 "The Shark" KSAR 3/10/00 KBSJ 3/6/00

# WSAK 3/3/00 "The Shark" WGBZ 3/6/00 WKXS -FM 3/8/00 "Kiss 94.1"

# WCOV (requested) # WLLW (requested) "The Wall" # WOGH 2/28/00 # KCNR 3/3/00 KCNB 3/3/00 KREF 3/3/00

# WFBS 3/2/00 # WFDT 3/6/00 WPUC -FM 3/1/00

# WNNV 3/6/00 WLFJ 3/1/00 "With Love From Jesus"

"Fennessy Bcstg Stations"

# KXRI KZNE WTAW KZNE KSSM

# KQRI # KUSJ # KYUL

KACE

(requested) 3/1/00 (requested) (requested) "The Zone" 3/6/00 "Kiss" (requested) (requested) "US 105" (requested) "Cool" 2/25/00




PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS ( 314 asset sale, 315 transfer of control, 316 reorganization)

AK KBYR -700 / Anchorage/ 315 from Northern TV (Stockholders) KFSH(CP) -1240 Seward to Northern TV (Medianews Group, Inc.)

(includes television station KTVA) FL WPBZ -103.1/ Indiantown/ 314 from Palm Beach Radio Bcstg., Inc.

WMBX -102.3 Jensen Beach to CBS Radio License, Inc. ($4 million; assumption of liabilities; includes WBLK)

WAMT -1060 Titusville 314 from Radio Brevard, Inc. to Genesis Communications I, Inc.

($650,000; includes $300,000 promissory note; assumption of liabilities) ID KBNH(CP) -106.3 Homedale 315 from R & S Media (Jose Silva)

to R & S Media (Leopoldo Ramos) IL WNOI -103.9 Flora 316 from H & R Communications (S. Lovellette)

to H & R Communications (Lovellette Trust) WWCT -105.7 Peoria 314 from Central Illinois Broadcasting Co.

to AAA Entertainment, LLC ($7.5 million; assumption of liabilities; broker: Media Services Grp.)

ME WKTJ -FM -99.3 Farmington 315 from Franklin Bcstg. (A. Ibarguen) to Franklin Bcstg. (Marc Fisher /N. Doak)

314 from Wismer Broadcasting, Inc. to Liggett Communications, LLC

316 from QV II, Inc. to Sounds Unlimited, Inc.

316 from Abundant Life Educational Bcstg. to Sky High Broadcasting Corporation

314 from KNLV, Inc. to Sandhills Advertising Corporation

($185,000) 314 from Palm Beach Radio Bcstg., Inc.

to CBS Radio License, Inc. 314 from Coastal Plains Media, Inc.

to Johnson Broadcast Ventures, Ltd. 314. from Harold E. Cochran

to Friends Communications of Comanche ($300,000) 314 from Christian Community Radio

to Great Plains Christian Radio, Inc. ($60,000) 314 from Chester County Broadcasting Co.

to Black Crow Broadcasting, Inc. 314 from Wolfe Communications, Inc.

to Black Crow Broadcasting, Inc. 316 from Radio Ranch, Inc.

to Radio Ranch, Ltd. 314 from Donald R. Kennedy

to Queen of Peace Radio, Inc. assumption of certain liabilities)

314 from Bluestone Broadcasters, Inc. to Southern Communications Corporation

($107,000; includes LMA) 316 from Q- Venture Broadcasting, Inc.

to QB Broadcasting, Ltd. 314 from Rule Communications

to Mountain States Radio, Inc. ($1,000,000; $200,000 deposit; cash for remaining balance at close)

NW CJCD -FM -1 -100.1 Hay River Telemedia Communications, Inc. to Sasha's Jewellery & Giftware, Ltd.

CJCD -FM -100.1 Yellowknife Telemedia Communications, Inc. to Sasha's Jewellery & Giftware, Ltd.

MI WHLS -1450/ Port Huron WSAQ -107.1

MN KMFG -102.9 Nashwauk

MO KNEO -91.7* Neosho

NE KNLV- 1060/103.9 Ord

NY WBLK-93.7 DePew

NC WCPS -760 Tarboro

OK KDDQ -97.1 Comanche

KJOV -90.7* Woodward

TN WHHM -FM -107.7 Henderson

WFKX -95.7/ Henderson/ WZDQ -102.3 Humboldt

TX KRNH -95.1 Comfort

KJBC-1150 Midland

($175,000; WV WMTD- 1380/102.3 Hinton

WI WHSM- 910/101.1 Hayward

WY KRRR -99.9 Cheyenne

WASHINGTON THIS WEEK "Shot clock" legislation proposed by Mississippi Republican Rep. Chip Pickering (and others) is the buzz this week on Capitol Hill. The "shooter" here is the FCC, which many House members would like to rein in with a so- called shot clock for merger reviews. How would it work? From the time a merger transfer was filed, the clock would start ticking on a 90- day -or so maximum period. The FCC would be mandated by law to process the transfer app and let the applicants move on. Pickering has taken several runs at this idea, and one of them would allow the FCC an additional period of time if approved by a majority of the Commissioners. But that extra time would also be strictly limited. There's a similar measure in the Senate, introduced by leaders Sen. Mike DeWine (R -OH) and Herb Kohl (D -WI). It would define a six -month time period for merger reviews.




WASHINGTON THIS WEEK (cont'd) Delays in Commission action were a big topic at the Paul Kagan Acquisitions & Finance Seminar in New York, where experts described a Commission that's so divided, it can't even agree to bring its untested merger- review policy up for a vote. Attorney Gif Johnson described the FCC's internal process they call "The Screen" -- though it's an informal name, since the policy has never been formally reviewed. The Screen red -flags mergers where one party would have more than 50% of the revenue in a market, or two parties would have 70% or more. We haven't actually seen any deals get kayoed by the FCC's merger- review process -- but they sure have gathered dust and mildew in somebody's in- basket.

Still plenty of action on Low Power FM, as the NAB was expected to file a notice of expedited appeal to stop LPFM on procedural grounds. Mike Oxley's House bill to ban or roll back LPFM has now garnered about 140 co- sponsors, and Senator Judd Gregg's Senate bill has about 10. The FCC still hopes to start taking apps for the new LP -100 service in May.

Tribune's massive $8 billion purchase of newspaper- broadcasting powerhouse Times Mirror may force the FCC to look harder at its ban on newspaper- broadcast cross - ownership. That's because the merger would potentially combine the Los Angeles Times and KTLA -TV, and have other cross -media implications. Communications attorney Lee Shubert told the Kagan Seminar panel the newspaper folks seem to think the rule- change is a "fait accompli." That and some other regulatory issues are part of the 1998 Biennial Review mandated by Congress -- which the FCC still hasn't completed. As attorney John Feore said: "It's a mess" at the FCC, and the cause is the lack of accord up on the 8th floor.

Kerby Confer and Donald Alt are asking the FCC for permission to move their newest FM (WOGI -FM, Charleroi, PA) closer to Pittsburgh. MUCH closer -- relicensing WOGI -FM from Charleroi (due south of Pittsburgh) to Duquesne, PA. "Froggy" would stay on the same frequency (98.3 MHz) and still be a class A -- but would have an improved signal in the Pittsburgh metro. Confer and Alt are using their latest purchases (through Keymarket) to continue building a ring of stations around Pittsburgh. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is MM Docket No. 00 -42.

Remember that now - famous phone bit by Westwood -syndicated Don & Mike to a woman who turned out to be a city commissioner in El Cenizo, TX? Well, the FCC remembers it, too, and it has just refused to trim the $4,000 fine it issued for improperly airing the call. Some Hispanic leaders are still upset about last year's incident. It all began after WJFK -FM -based Don & Mike blasted Flora Barton for conducting city meetings in Spanish. The Commission levied a $4,000 fine against Infinity's WJFK -FM for airing the call without Barton's permission.

It's not "Boss Radio ", but it is "KHJ" again in Los Angeles, as the FCC buys Liberman's "ca -ca" argument and grants it a return to three - letter calls. Attorney Bob Thompson and KKHJ Chief Engineer Jerry Lewine persuaded the Commission that saying "K -K" ( "ca ca ") in Spanish is an obscenity. They also asserted that identifying the ranchera station as anything other than the previous "KHJ" calls would be confusing to listeners. Their gift? Permission to return to the three -call letter "KHJ" the station had used prior to 1986. KHJ will never be Top 40 Bill Drake "Boss Radio" again -- but it is "KHJ" once more.

CANADA THIS WEEK Elmer Hildebrand, the owner of CKOM -FM in Saskatoon, will be allowed to build another FM station in that Saskatchewan city. The CRTC received three applications for new Saskatoon FM stations, none of which were technically mutually exclusive. Despite this the Commission determined that the economy of the market, although robust, could support entry of only one new outlet. Among other factors, the CRTC favored Hildebrand because the grant would improve competitive balance in the market. Hildebrand's competitors each have two station (AM -FM) combos while Hildebrand currently has only one FM outlet. The new station will have a classic rock format. Sister CKOM -FM programs gold -based AC. While Hildebrand has authority to launch a new FM operation he still has to find an acceptable frequency. The plan to place the station on 106.7 MHz with 100,000 watts was vetoed by Industry Canada. Hildebrand has been given 90 days to submit a new technical proposal.

A public hearing is scheduled for May 9 in Kingston, Ontario on five competing applications for a new FM station in that city. Among the applicants are Canadian group broadcasters Affinity Radio Group (proposing a classic rock format), CHUM, Ltd. (suggesting a soft AC format to add to its AC CKLC and existing soft AC




CANADA THIS WEEK (cont'd) CFLY -FM) and Power Broadcasting, Inc. (planning a "new rock" format to complement its present Kingston holdings of oldies CFFX and country CFMK -FM). Newcomers McColman Media, Inc. and John P. Wright propose soft AC and rock formats respectively. Kingston's location on the St. Lawrence River means that the winning applicant will have a station that serves a portion of northern New York state and may be capable of penetrating the Watertown, NY market.

The CRTC is asking for public comments on proposed changes to the rules governing ethnic broadcasting. Among the Commission's proposals are simpler definitions of "ethnic programming" and "third language programming," a change in ethnic stations' required amount of "third language" programming and a change in the way stations are required to report ethnic programming on their program logs. Comments are due by April 10, 2000. They can be mailed to the Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, ON K1A ON2 or e- mailed to procedure @crtc.gc.ca.

GX Radio Partnership has amended its application for a new FM station in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. GX had proposed a country format but now specifies a "music service falling into category 21 (Pop, Rock and Dance)." GX already operates country formatted CJGX, Yorkton.

ELSEWHERE Fasten your seat belt -- we're going to take a fast M Street tour of the Clear Channel spinoffs (week 2), plus some related deals by spinoff buyers like Radio One. Here we go --

Radio One gets literally everything it wanted from Clear Channel -- $1.3 billion worth of stations in Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Cleveland, Raleigh and Greenville- Spartanburg.

In Los Angeles (Arbitron market #2), Radio One scores "The Beat ", but at a new address: It acquires the intellectual property of the urban KKBT format that's now at 92.3 MHz. It also gets the 100.3 MHz frequency that's the home of KCMG. (In other words, they're buying KCMG plus the Beat format.) What's the difference in facilities? 92.3 has 43,000 watts at 2,910 feet. KKBT's new home at 100.3 has 5,300 watts at 3,004 feet. They're both very solid "grandfathered B's" in the unusual set of allocations that Los Angeles FMs enjoy -- but the 92.3 is definitely superior.

In Dallas ( #6), Radio One gets a prize class C signal (the current soft AC KBFB at 97.9 MHz) and a chance to create a brand -new urban station that can challenge Service Broadcasting's KKDA -FM. Of all the stations Alfred Liggins' company is buying from Clear Channel, this may be the biggest opportunity. Radio One will blow up the current not -very- successful soft AC format and replace it with a new African -American music format.

In Houston ( #10), Radio One gets perhaps its two strongest stations, based on current numbers: Urban "Box" KBXX, class C at 97.9 MHz, and urban AC KMJQ, class C at 102.1 MHz. Both stations are well -positioned: KBXX is #1 12+ and KMJQ is #3 25 -54. Duncan's says this profitable pair billed over $32 million in 1998.

In Miami ( #12), Radio One acquires a station most people don't even know that Clear Channel -AMFM Inc. had in the first place: Brokered WVCG, Coral Gables at 1080 KHz, with 50,000 watts day, 10,000 watts night, DA -2. Alfred Liggins indicates the company won't be looking to change the programming any time soon. But we wouldn't be surprised if WVCG eventually becomes a talk station focused on African -Americans, similar to Radio One's hometown WOL, Washington, D.C. It's an option.

In Cleveland ( #24), Radio One acquires its biggest urban competitor, urban WZAK, a class B at 93.1 MHz. Radio One's been battering away at heritage WZAK for the past year with its urban WENZ (107.9 MHz). Now it will own both sides of the street. It also picks up black gospel WJMO, Cleveland Heights, a 1 -kw ND full - timer at 1490 KHz. Based on Alfred Liggins' comments to analysts, M Street believes Radio One will move to re- position one of the stations so they complement each other. (Look for that to happen after closing, later this year -- not via an LMA.)




ELSEWHERE (cont'd) In Raleigh ( #48), Radio One scores a full -spectrum four -station combo that projects it into a market that grew 25% last year and has a population that's 24% African -American. In other words, this may be Alfred Liggins' favorite piece of the whole deal. The stations are urban WQOK, a Cl at 97.5 MHz, licensed to South Boston, VA. The urban AC simulcast of WFXC, Durham (a C at 107.1 MHz) and WFXK, Tarboro (Class Cl at 104.3 MHz). And highly -rated black gospel WNNL, Fuquay -Varina, class C3 at 103.9 MHz.

In Greenville- Spartanburg, SC ( #58), Radio One gets its first look at a good African -American medium market with class C urban WJMZ, Anderson, SC (107.3 MHz).

But Radio One wasn't just doing business with Lowry Mays and Clear Channel this week -- It struck two other deals, and here's the rundown:

Here's Radio One's Deal #2: For $40 million, it buys three FMs in the Indianapolis market from Bill Shirk and IBL, L.L.C. Entrepreneur (and professional escape artist) Bill Shirk has worked hard to assemble this cluster, and he and partner Bill Mays will profit handsomely. The stations are: "Hoosier 96 ", dance -CHR WHHH, a class A at 96.3 MHz. R &B oldies WBKS, Greenwood, IN, an A at 106.7 MHz. And smooth jazz WYJZ, Lebanon, IN, an A at 100.9 MHz. These are Radio One's first stations in Indy. Sidebars: The deal includes a Low Power TV station (W53AV -LPTV) available in 250,000 cable households. Shirk stays on to run the properties for Radio One. And Shirk's Hoosier Broadcasting retains and continues to operate non -com WIRE, Lebanon, IN at 91.1 MHz. The Shirk -IRL deal with Radio One was brokered by Media Services Group's Mitt Younts.

Radio One's Deal #3: For $24 million, it buys Davis Broadcasting, with stations in Charlotte and Augusta, GA. Here's a quick look at privately -held Davis Broadcasting -- In Charlotte, it's got rhythmic oldies WCCJ, Harrisburg, NC, an A at 92.7 MHz. (Especially nice for Radio One, since it's not currently in this important and growing African -American market.) And in Augusta (Arbitron market #114), Davis brings along five stations: the "Foxy" urban simulcast of WFXA -FM, an A at 103.1 MHz and WAEJ, Waynesboro, a class A at 100.9 MHz. R &B oldies WAEG, Evans, GA, class A at 92.3 MHz. Urban AC WAKB, Wrens, GA, class C3 at 96.9 MHz. And black gospel WTHB, 1550 KHz, 5,000 -w day, 11 -w night, ND.

No, Radio One didn't get everything in the wave of Clear Channel -AMFM Inc. spins announced recently. . . Barnstable gets stations in Des Moines and Greenville - Spartanburg, SC, and here's the rundown: In Des Moines (Arbitron market # 92), Al Kaneb picks up another two stations: Rock KGGO, a class C at 94.9 MHz. Country KHKI, a class Cl at 97.3 MHz. That fills out the current Barnstable cluster, which is Country KJJY (92.5 MHz), classic hits KRKQ (98.3 MHz), and the financial talk simulcast of KKSO (1390 KHz) and KBGG (1700 KHz). And in Greenville - Spartanburg (Arbitron #58), Barnstable gets its first stations there -- Classic rock WROQ, Anderson, SC, a C 101.1 MHz. And Rock WTPT, Forest City, NC, a class C at 93.3 MHz.

Now Radio One has enough "scale" to start thinking about network radio and helping African -Americans onto the Internet. With a potential reach of 7 million to 9 million African -Americans, it's got an unparalleled platform from which to run its own network radio operation. Alfred Liggins says his company will reach more people than BET and more than any of the black print media. The obvious candidate would be American Urban Radio Network, which is already RADAR- rated. As for exploiting Radio One's ability to drive listeners to the Internet, Liggins says online usage by African -Americans is growing faster than the U.S. population as a whole.

Now back to the Clear Channel spinoff action: Regent gets six stations in Albany, NY and three in Grand Rapids -- in exchange for 11 stations of its own and $67 million in cash. That leaves Regent's Terry Jacobs with a potent cluster in Albany, NY and a three -station combo in Grand Rapids. Meanwhile Regent swaps back three stations in Mansfield, OH, five stations in Victorville, CA and three stations in the High Desert of California. First, here's what Regent is getting -- In Albany (Arbitron market #59), the country simulcast of WGNA (5 -kw, DA -N at 1460) and WGNA -FM (class B at 107.7 MHz). Rock simulcast WQBK -FM, Rensselaer, an A at 103.9 and WQBJ, Cobleskill, a B at 103.5 MHz. Rhythmic oldies WABT, Mechanicville, an A at 104.5. And sports WTMM, Rensselaer, 5 -kw at 1300 KHz, DA -2. (Albany is an ideal complement to Regent's cluster to the west, in Utica - Rome.) And In Grand Rapids ( #66 ), Regent acquires AC WLHT, a class B at 95.7 MHz. Soft AC WTRV, Walker, a class A at 100.5 MHz. And modern rock WGRD -FM, a B at 97.9 MHz. (Grand Rapids is another new market for Regent.)




ELSEWHERE (cont'd) And here are the properties Regent swaps back to Clear Channel, all in unrated but growing areas: In Mansfield, OH, News /talk /sports WMAN, at 1400 KHz with 920 -watts full -time, ND. Oldies WSWR, Shelby, OH, class A at 100.1 MHz. And hot AC WYHT, class Bl at 105.3 MHz. In Victorville, CA: "La Bonita" romantica KIXW, Apple Valley, CA, with 5,000 -watts day, 29 -watts night, ND at 960 KHz. "Cat Country" KATJ -FM, George, CA, an A at 100.7. Rock KIXA, Lucerne Valley, class A at 106.5 MHz. Sports KROY at 1590 KHz, 500 -w day, 130 -w n, ND. And hot AC "Y102" KZXY -FM, Apple Valley, an A at 102.3. Finally, up in the "High Desert" area known as Lancaster -Antelope Valley, CA: Country KTPI, Tehachapi, class A at 103.1 MHz. AC "Oasis" KOSS, Rosamond, class A at 105.5 MHz. And Christian KAVC, Mojave, 1 -kw ND full -timer at 1340 KHz. In Lancaster, Clear Channel already owns sports KAVL, CHRs KAVS & KIIS.)

The fast -growing Rodriguez Communications (Mark Rodriguez) scores an FM in San Francisco, and it's KXJO, Alameda, a class A at 92.7 MHz that's currently part of the KSJO /KFJO /KXJO simulcast. Clear Channel is selling San Jose -market KSJO and KFJO to Tony Chase. KXJO would be Rodriguez' first station there. Rodriguez also picks up KVOD, Denver (1280 KHz). Classical fans have followed the KVOD format from one FM (99.5 MHz) to another FM (92.5 MHz) and now to AM (1280). And we're willing to bet Rodriguez dumps classical off 1280 to do some form of Spanish - language programming. The facility has 5,000 watts, fulltime, DA -2. (Rumored price: just under $4 million.)

Cumulus is supposed to swap a market back to Clear Channel as part of the consideration, and Street predicts it will be the Cumulus stations in Chattanooga. Neither company has confirmed it yet, but we're now pretty sure of this. The prize there: "US101" country WUSY. The rest of the stations: CHR WKXJ, R &B oldies WLOV -FM, rocker WRXR -FM, and black gospel WUUS.

The Sutton family's Inner City Broadcasting lands an instant four -station cluster in Columbia, SC, plus five stations in Jackson, MS. In Columbia, the African - American -owned company gets a big -stick regional FM that was once the market's undisputed urban leader. That's WWDM: Urban WWDM, Sumter, a class C at 101.3 MHz. Modern rock WARQ, a class A at 93.5 MHz. Classic rock WMFX, St.

Andrews, an A at 102.3 MHz. And full- service WOIC, 1 -kw ND, 1230 KHz, R &B oldies /talk.

In Jackson, 99.7 MHz. class Cl at oldies WYJS,

MS, Inner City gets five properties: Urban WJMI, a class C at R &B oldies WKXI, 1 -kw ND, at 1400 KHz. Urban AC WKXI -FM, Magee, a

107.5 MHz. Black gospel WOAD, 5 -kw day, 1 -kw, ND, at 1300 KHz. And Pickins, MS, a class C2 at 105.9 MHz.

Clear Channel had a couple of extra stations in the Springfield, MA market, and local competitor Ed Christian's Saga Communications claims them for $12 million. The stations are - -Talk WHMP, Northampton, MA, 1 -kw, ND, at 1400 KHz, and modern rock WHMP -FM, Northampton, an A at 99.3 MHz. Saga, which owns classic rock WAQY (102.1 MHz) and simulcast WPNT at 1600 KHz, has craved more stations there for years.

Believe it or not -- that's it on the latest Clear Channel -AMFM Inc. spins. M Street DOES expect a few more deals to straggle in (Providence? Albany? Austin ?). We'll keep you apprised of developments.

Remember Infinity's purchase of American Radio Systems, a couple of years ago? Infinity officially adds in West Palm Beach -market WMBX and WPBZ, and Buffalo - market WBLK, and you can call these deal- hangovers from ARS. Modern AC WMBX, Jensen Beach (a Cl at 102.3 MHz) and modern rock "Buzz" WPBZ, Indiantown, FL (a C2

at 103.1 MHz) were already co- located with local Infinity stations. (At 701 Northpoint Parkway in West Palm Beach, to be precise.) But they didn't have any formal operating relationship with soft AC WEAT -FM and country WIRK -FM. The geographical proximity began back with ARS, and now Infinity has filed to transfer the licenses from Palm Beach Radio to itself. There's another piece of Palm Beach Radio: Buffalo- market urban WBLK, a class B at 93.7 MHz licensed to DePew, NY.

Infinity HAS had a formal LMA with WBLK, and it's now going to join sisters WJYE (soft AC), WBUF (rhythmic oldies), WYRK (country) and WECK (adult standards). West Palm -based Patti Larschan has been running Palm Beach Radio Broadcasting.




ELSEWHERE (cont'd) A little swapping here in two mid -Atlantic markets between two veteran owners: The Epperson Family's Truth Broadcasting (run separately from Stu Epperson's interest in Salem), and Bishop Willis' Willis Broadcasting. Truth is swapping away its Norfolk- market Christian WCPK, Chesapeake, VA (1600 KHz) to Willis. It's also giving Willis $450,000 cash, and in return acquires black gospel "Joy 1340 ", Winston -Salem. WCPK has 4200 watts day, 23 watts night, ND. Greensboro/ Winston -Salem- market WPOL has 1,000 watts full -time, ND. WPOL becomes Truth's fourth station in the Triad, counting talk simulcast WCOG (1320 KHz) and WTOB (1380 KHz) and separately -programmed talker WWBG, Greensboro (1470 KHz). In Tidewater, Truth retains a potential four stations: religion /black gospel WTJZ, Christian talk WPMH (1010 KHz) and WHKT (1650 KHz), plus the CP for non -com WAZP, Cape Charles, VA (90.7 MHz). Meanwhile, Willis has two other stations in the Norfolk area: black gospel AMs WGPL (1350 KHz) and WPCE (1400 KHz). M Street researcher Steve Apel says both WCPK and WPOL are entering LMAs -to -buy, and that Willis has already flipped WCPK to -- what else? -- black gospel.

In Ft. Wayne, Art Angotti's Artistic Media is acquiring "Country 93" WBTU, Kendallville, IN (a class B at 93.3 MHz) from 62nd Street Broadcasting, LLC. The Jock Fritz -run 62nd Street group doesn't own aAything else in the market. The deal puts Indy -based Artistic Media into Ft. Wayne for the first time, though it has stations in Lafayette, South Bend and Bloomington. Dick Foreman brokered the sale of WBTU.

Michigan broadcaster Bob Liggett -- who looked like a happy guy when we saw him sitting with Citadel's Larry Wilson at the Kagan Seminar -- is not only selling many of his stations to Citadel. He's also busy buying stations. In this case, the Port Huron, MI combo of oldies WHLS (1450 KHz) and "Q Country" WSAQ (107.1 MHz). The AM is a one -kilowatt full- timer, ND, and the FM is a class A facility. Seller is Frank Staiger -run Wismer Broadcasting.

In Cheyenne, Vic Michael pays $1 million for Bob Rule's KRRR (99.9 MHz). Cheyenne -based Victor Michael has been putting on the miles lately: His Mountain States Radio agreed to sell Casper- market KTRS -.FM, KMLD and KWYY, Casper to Clear Channel for $2.1 million, and he's selling the CP for Denver -area KRKI -FM, Estes Park to Mag Mile. In this latest filing, Vic is a buyer, acquiring Bob Rule's "K- Triple R" for a million bucks. It's currently a Class A, but has an app to upgrade to a C2.

Chris Devine and company start a new company called "High Peak Broadcasting." With an objective similar to their buy -it, build -it and sell -it Mag Mile company. High Peak's first purchase is a couple of CPs south of Denver, being acquired for $2 million. They're the future Cl licensed to Rocky Ford, CO, and KKIK, La Junta, a class Cl at 106.5 MHz. Sellers are companies associated with Edward Seeger. High Peak's Devine, Bruce Buzil and Aaron Shainis are also principals in the Marathon group.

Jones was poised to go public -- but pulled back at the last second because of "current market conditions" for radio stocks. It's usually a negative when a company is forced to postpone an IPO. But in this case, understandable. Jones International is the parent of the Denver -based Jones Radio Networks. It filed for an $86 million IPO on December 22 with Credit Suisse First Boston as lead underwriter. We expect them to return when the weather is more favorable.

"iBlast" is the name of the new audio delivery service being organized by twelve big TV groups, and Cox and Tribune are among the consortium members. This is indeed more competition for radio, by the way, since iBlast would cover all the top -25 TV markets and supply high -speed music, video, games, software and other services. Now we know what TV plans to do with part of its new HDTV spectrum.

The self -syndicated Young and Elder morning show has been picked up by Westwood One (reports Country Airplay Monitor), and will relocate from Nashville to Los Angeles. Westwood will continue to service the duo's current station lineup.

As we go to press there are rumbles about the FCC looking at some kind of "trading system" to let some companies bid for spectrum already being used by others. The possible commodification of some spectrum (reported in the New York Times) would be an important policy departure, and we'll watch it for you.





STORM CLOUDS. . Cumulus, the company named for a cloud, is suddenly flying through the heaviest weather of any radio company since the early 1990s. Here's how the storm built up: Cumulus was forced to re -state its previously- issued earnings for the first, second and third quarters of 1999 because of "misallocations" of revenue to the wrong quarter. (It appears some revenues were being booked prematurely, based on work by outside auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers.) Another thing: Cumulus has lost some top executives. CFO Rick Bonick left earlier this year (unannounced). President Bill Bungeroth has departed and been replaced by Cumulus co- founder Lew Dickey. Cumulus is also now facing at least six class- action shareholders lawsuits being worked up by law firms who specialize in such actions. Richard Weening insists "We've cleaned it all up ", though he admits Cumulus might have co look at strategic options like divesting its tower assets. Some other radio groups have been nervous about fast - growing Cumulus Media for a couple of years. They feared that a serious problem (even a P.R. problem) at any big publicly- traded radio company could be contagious for the whole group.

NOT -SO- SMOOTH JAZZ. . . The format has lost two more stations and will need radar to find a third one, as Mondosphere pulls the plug in Bakersfield and San Luis Obispo, and Entercom sends the "Oasis" on a long trip. The Bakersfield- market KSMJ, Delano CA (98.5 MHz) is now doing classic hits as "The Fox." While San Luis Obispo- market KQJZ, Grover Beach (107.3 MHz) flipped to rock and added Bob &

Tom. And in Wichita, Entercom is moving KWSJ's "Oasis" format around like a

parent looking for good daycare. It's already gone from the Class C Haysville, KS 105.3 MHz frequency (replaced by country). The Oasis will bunk down at KANR, Belle Plaine (a C3 at 92.7 MHz) for about two months, courtesy of an LMA. Then take up permanent residence at soon- to -be- acquired KAYY, Clearwater (a C2 at 98.7 MHz) in the summertime. In 1997 M Street counted 92 commercial smooth jazz stations. At year -end 1999, 72. We're now down below 70. We're not predicting the death of the format -- but it is shrinking, especially in smaller markets.

FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES

AL Linden (Tuscaloosa) Muscle Shoals

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Tuscumbia (M. Shoals) (WVNA AM/

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( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes

WNPT -FM -102.9 gospel & urban AC black gospel WLAY -FM -105.5 country WVNA -FM, classic rock and & new sister WVNA -FM swap frequencies) WSPZ -1150 black gospel reported silent

(WSPZ is in need of repairs) WVNA -FM -100.3 # classic rock WLAY -FM, country FM are now a combo with WLAY AM /FM & WKGL) KXAZ -93.3 adult contemporary WW1 - hot AC "Z- 93.3" (KXAZ also airs WW1 talk 4 -6a)

KPGE -1340 oldies WW1 - rhythmic oldies adds WW1 talk 4 -6a)

spanish hits talk smooth jazz classic hits "The Fox" smooth jazz KURQ, rock "The Rock"

& Tom in the morning drive) # regional Mexican Span. talk // KWKW

it is now a combo with KWKW & Iranian KIRN)

(KPGE also CA Apple Valley KIXW -960

Delano (Bakersfield) KSMJ -98.5 Grover Beach (S.L.O.) KQJZ -107.3

(KURQ also adds Bob Pomona (Los Angeles) KWPA -1220 (KWPA airs regional Mexican 6p -5a,

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FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) CA Santa Barbara KXXT -1340 sports KIST, oldies "Cool"

Santa Barbara KIST -107.7 oldies CHR "Kiss" (KIST also adds Rick Dees in morning drive)

Yucca Valley (Palm Sp) KYOR -106.9 hot AC adds Rick Dees FL Clearwater (Tampa) WTAN -1340 talk adds Don Imus

Miami Springs WAFN -1700 sports drops Imus Sanford (Orlando) WSDO -1400 Span. talk & hits Span. rel. /Span. talk

(WSDO also adds a daypart of black gospel) St. Augustine(Jacks.) WFSJ -FM -97.9 talk // WTKS CHR "Kiss"

GA Dublin WAWH -88.3* new AFA - cont. Christian IA Bettendorf (Davenp.) KORB -93.5 modern rock stunting

(Look for a new format next week) KS Belle Plaine (Wichita) KANR -92.7 news & talk smooth jazz

(KANR is now in an LMA with KWSJ, KEYN -FM, KFH, KNSS & KQAM) Clearwater (Wichita) KAYY -98.7 # hot AC to be KWSJ,smooth jazz Haysville (Wichita) KWSJ -105.3 # smooth jazz country

(KWSJ programming moves temporarily to KANR, 92.7 mHz) LA Kenner (New Orleans) WLTS -105.3 # adult contemporary hot AC

West Monroe (Monroe) KMBS -1310 children's talk MD Cambridge WCEM -1240 oldies ESPN - sports

Federalsburg (Salis.) WTDK -107.1 JRN - classic rock JRN - oldies Hurlock WAAI -100.9 country adds JRN - country

MN Cloquet (Duluth) WKLK -FM -96.5 oldies JRN -adult contemporary Moose Lake KBFH -107.1 oldies. // WKLK -FM JRN - AC // WKLK -FM

(KBFH continues its LMA with Quarnstrom Stations) MS Tupelo WNRX -1060 black gospel ABC Real - country NJ Millville (Vineland) WMVB -1440 # talk ABC - 45+ soft AC

(WMVB enters an LMA -to -buy with a previous owner, Quinn Broadcasting Corp.; it simulcasts co -owned cable channel 2, QBC, mornings 6a -9a)

NC Murfreesboro WDLZ -98.3 country // WSAY -FM WW1 - rhythmic oldies OH E. Liverpool(Steuben.) WOHI -1490 talk & soft AC JRN - adult standards OK Holdenville KCNB -1370 KTLS, oldies // FM reported silent TN Crossville WCSV -1490 # travel info stunting until April 1

(WCSV is stunting with Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock'n Roll ") TX Bishop (C. Christi) KFLZ -106.9 # modern rock regional Mexican

(KFLZ enters an LMA -to -buy with Rodriguez Communications) Corpus Christi KCCT -1150 # sports adds talk

(KCCT has scrapped plans for a Spanish contemporary Christian format; enters an LMA -to -buy with tejano KLHB)

Dallas KYNG -105.3 Pharr (Brownsville) KVJY -840

(KVJY enters VA Hampton (Tidewater) WBYM -1490

NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS *

country to be talk (April 3rd) # tejano Unica - Spanish talk

an LMA -to -buy with Radio Unica) JRN - standards JRN - classic country

non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application)

CA 88.3* Camino 50 w (v), 508 ft Your Christian Companion Net. CO 91.9* Lake City no facils given North Fork Valley Public Radio IL 88.9* Knoxville 450 w (v), 318 ft Pensacola Christian College

88.9* Mount Vernon no facils given Bd. of Trustees /Southern IL U. IN 88.1* Galveston 170 w (v), 193 ft Pensacola Christian College IA 91.1 *& Bettendorf 5000 w, 499 ft DA Augustana College

88.9* Middletown 450 w (v), 328 ft Pensacola Christian College MI 91.5* Fremont Township no facils given Great Lakes Comm. Bcstg.

89.3* Gaines 3500 w (v), 233 ft Pensacola Christian College NM 88.7* Belen no facils given Poplar Bluff Educ., Inc. NC 90.5* Williamston 4000 w, 666 ft Roanoke Valley Communications SD 92.3 Rapid City 100000 w , 984 ft Gregory Gentling, Jr. VA 88.5* Williamsburg 220 w (v), 259 ft Pensacola Christian College

Returned /Dismissed Applications PA 89.5 *+ Hawley (D)

89.5 *+ Hawley (D)

Sound of Life, Inc. Sound of Life, Inc.




NEW STATIONS: GRANTS PA 89.1* Hawley

89.5* Pen Argyl BC 97.1 Sooke

(This station will

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200 w, 525 ft 4 Rivers Communications 40 w, 1125 ft DA Mercy County Comm. College 38 w O.K. Radio Group, Ltd.

relay CKXM -FM when that station begins operations)

TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: AL new -90.5* Evergreen

new -88.9* Huntsville CA new -89.7* Costa Mesa

new -89.1* Truckee new -88.1* Yountville

FL new -89.7* De Funiak Springs GA new -88.9* Hinesville

new -89.3* Vidalia IA new -88.1* Carroll MN new -89.9* Detroit

new -88.5* St. Cloud NM new -90.3* Espanola

new -88.3* Fort Sumner new -91.9* Grantis

NY new -90.9* Shirley NC new -90.7* Elizabeth City OH new -89.9* Painesville

new -91.1* West Union PA new -88.7* Bradford SC new -88.7* Florence TX new -88.7* Johnson City

new -88.1* Perryton new -90.1* Port Lavaca new -91.7* Seminole

UT new -91.3* Manti new -88.1* Nephi new -88.1* Price

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS AK K208DX-89.5*

K213DH-90.5* CA K211EA-90.1*

K206C0-89.1* KY W206BB-89.1* MI W205BQ-88.9*

W214BH-90.7* W207BL-89.3*

NY W201CP-88.1* W206BC-89.1*

VA W218BM-91.5* WA K201GB-88.1*

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AL WQEM -101.5

WHOD -FM -94.5 AZ KFLX -105.1 CO KRKI -102.1

KCRT -FM -92.5

KSPK-102.3 FL WAQV-90.9*

WMMO-98.9 GA WPPL-103.9 IL WBYS-FM-107.9

WNWI-1080

IN WHBU-1240

WENS -97.1

/SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: Anvik Grayling Olancha Ridgecrest Madisonville Brevort Mount Pleasant Pinnebog Binghamton Growton Lakeside Centralia

ACTIVITY Columbiana Jackson Kachina Village Estes Park Trinidad

Walsenburg Crystal River

Orlando Blue Ridge Canton Oak Lawn

Anderson

Shelbyville

APPLICATIONS WJFM WPCS KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM KAWZ WJFM WJFM WJFM KAWZ KAWZ WJFM WJFM WJFM WPCS WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM

GRANTS

Family Worship Center Pensacola Christ. Coll. Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Caiv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Caiv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Pensacola Christ. Coll. Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center

112 w (h) , KSKO Kuskokwim Public Bcstg. 116 w (h), KSKO Kuskokwim Public Bcstg. 10 w, KAWZ Caiv. Chapel /Twin Falls 38 w, KSKD-FM Educ. Media Foundation 38 w (v), WVHM Danny Green 10 w, WAAQ Great Lakes Comm. Bcstg. 10 w, WAPC Great Lakes Comm. Bcstg. 40 w, WAAQ Great Lakes Comm. Bcstg. 55 w, WCII Family Life Ministries 100 w, WOTJ Grace Christian School 100 w, KAWZ Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls 87 w (h) DA, KLOV-FM Educ. Media Foundation

license to cover for new station increases to 30000 w, 640 ft DA increases to 5000 w, 1456 ft increases to 25000 w, 171 ft, drops DA increases to 38500 w, changes xmtr loc. to 36 -59 -33 104 -28 -24

increases to 52000 w, 430 ft, adds DA dismissed license to cover to change to 3700 w, 331 ft as moot

increases to 44000 w, 522 ft changes to 5500 w, 341 ft, adds DA increases to 25000 w, 269 ft, adds DA increases to 3000 w days, adds 900 w nights, DA -N from ND -D

decreases to 700 w days and nights, ND, changes ,antr loc. to 40 -04 -25 85 -41 -58

decreases to 731 ft DA




CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY (cont'd) IA KZIA -102.9 Cedar Rapids LA KLLA -1570 Leesville

MS WJXN-FM-92.9 MT KUHM-91.7* NM KRZY-FM-105.9 OH WKRQ-101.9 PA WFGO-94.7

PR WLEO-1490 TX KYCM-88.5*

KCSE-96.5 WI WDGY-630 WY KBUW-90.5* ON CHYC-900

Utica Helena Santa Fe Cincinnati Erie

Ponce Bastrop Sterling City Hudson Buffalo Sudbury

FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS FL WPRY -1400 Perry GA WTWA -1240 Thomson HI KPVS -95.9 Hilo

IL WTJK -1380 South Beloit KY WJMM -FM -99.3 Harrodsburg

MD WXCY -103.7 Havre de Grace

MN KKLN -94.1 Atwater KFML -94.1 Little Falls

KMSR -94.3 Sauk Centre

OH WZAZ -FM -105.7 Marysville

OH WPTW-1570 SD KWAT-950 TN WLSB-1400

Piqua Watertown Copperhill

Returned /Dismissed Applications MS WAVI(CP) -91.5* Oxford (D)

TX KYFV -1410* Victoria (D)

FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS CA KFRG -95.1 San Bernardino

KWVE -107.9 San Clemente

KJOY-99.3 KVYY-107.1

GA WVMG-FM-96.7 WRNC-FM-96.5

KS KBDD(CP)-91.9*

MD WETW(CP)-91.7*

MN KQDS-FM-94.9

MN KXAC-100.5 UT KRAR-106.9

KOSY-106.5

WA KCMS-105.3

Stockton Ventura

Cochran Gray

Winfield

Leonardtown

Duluth

St. James Brigham City

Spanish Fork

Edmonds

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increases to 853 ft DA decreases to 630 w days, 6 w nights, ND changes xmtr loc. to 31 -08 -28 93 -17 -44

moves to 100.9 from 92.9 MHz changes to 910 w, 761 ft decreases to 1919 ft decreases to 16000 w, adds DA increases to 1700 w, 613 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 42 -02 -26 80 -04 -05

changes xmtr loc. to 17 -58 -52 66 -36 -51 increases to 5000 w (v) DA changes to 40000 w, 545 ft increases to 200 w nights, DA -2 license to cover for new station moves to 98.9 MHz, 1000 w

( & reapplication) [docket number] direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power increase to 39000 w, -256 ft, change xmtr loc. to 19 -50 -19 55 -06 -43 direct measurement of antenna power modify CP to change to 8000 w, 476 ft, drop DA, change xmtr location to 37 -51 -55 84 -37 -37

change to 37000 w, 551 ft DA, change xmtr loc. to 39 -33 -52 76 -06 -06 increase to 6000 w increase to 6000 w, change xmtr loc. to 46 -00 -15 94 -19 -40

move to 94.1 MHz, increase to 6000 w, 292 ft, change xmtr location to 45 -43 -00 95 -06 -37

change to 2400 w, 522 ft, change xmtr location to 39 -58 -10 83- 00- 10,change city of license to Hilliard, OH

direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power

increase to 8000 w (v), 584 ft, class C3 from class A, change xmtr loc. to 34 -13 -13 89 -47 -39

increase to 740 w nights, DA -N

decrease to 482 ft modify CP to change to 530 w, 3689 ft, add DA, change xmtr location to 33 -42 -40 117 -31 -55

modify CP to increase to 4800 w, 321 ft change to 370 w, 1296 ft, add DA, change xmtr loc. to 34 -20 -55 119 -19 -57 add DA change to 8000 w, 571 ft DA, change xmtr loc. to 32 -58 -31 83 -47 -59 increase to 48000 w, 492 ft, class C2 from class C3, add DA



change xmtr loc. to 43 -57 -03 94 -23 -25 change to 89000 w, 2070 ft, change xmtr location to 41 -47 -06 112 -13 -55


build new auxiliary facility




CALL LETTER CHANGES ( # applied AL WLAY -FM -105.5 Muscle Shoals

WVNA -FM -100.3 Tuscumbia CA KQJZ -107.3 Grover Beach

KKGO -FM -105.1 Los Angeles KXXT -1340 Santa Barbara KIST -107.7 Santa Barbara

WA KXAA -99.5 Rock Island

PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS ( 314 asset sale, 315 transfer o

AL WLOR -1550 Huntsville

WKXM -1300/105.9 Winfield

AR KFPW -1230 Fort Smith

CA KSUV-FM-102.9/ KRME-97.7

KSXX(CP)-1690/ KLIB-1110

CO KVVS-1170

FL WXCV-95.3

WUNA-1480

GA WATB-1420

WNEA-1300

McFarland/ Shafter

Roseville

Windsor

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for by new owners) becomes WVNA -FM (requested)

# WLAY -FM (requested) KURQ (requested) The Rock" KMZT -FM (requested) "K- Mozart" KIST (requested) KIST -FM (requested) "Kiss" KAAP 1/20/00

f control, 316 reorganization) 314 from MB Associates

to STG Media, LLC 315 from Ad -Media Management (Melba Mainord)

to Ad -Media Management (B. Maxine Harper) 316 invol. from Hernreich (G. Hernreich, Dec.)

to Hernreich Radio Stations (J. Hernreich) 316 from Tri Caballero

to Tri Caballero, LLC 314 from The Freedom Network, LLC

to Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc. 314 from Sanchez -Velasco Broadcasting

to Rodriguez -Gallegos Broadcasting Corp. 316 from West Wind Broadcasting, Inc.

to WXOF, Inc. 314 from The Freedom Network, LLC

to Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc. 314 from The Freedom Network

to Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc. 314 from Banks Communications

to Word Christian Broadcasting, Inc. 314 from Liberty Radio II, Inc.

to AAA Entertainment, LLC

Homosassa Springs

Ocoee

Decatur

Newnan

IL WJPL -96.5/ Farmington/ WGKC- 105.9/ Mahomet/

WQQB -96.1 Rantoul KS KDGS -93.9 Andover

($3.15 million; assumption of KY WBTF -107.9 Midway

WMST-FM-105.5 Mount Sterling

ME WGUY -102.1 Dexter

($1 MI WHYT-1590/

WPHM-1380/ WBTI-96.

MN KKLN-94.1

MO KFLW-98.9

NY WJIV -101.9

WKRH -106.5

NC WWIT -970

WPGT(CP) -91.1* Roanoke Rapids

314 from Gary Violet to Entercom License, LLC

liabilities; broker: Star Media Group) 315 from WAHY -FM (Vicki Bellhouse, et al)

to WAHY -FM (Blue Chip Broadcasting) 314 from Rod A. Burbridge

to Citicasters Co. 314 from Innovative Advertising Consultants

to Communications Capital Managers, LLC ,475,000; broker is George Silverman & Associates) Marine City/ 314 from Hanson Communications, Inc.

Port Huron/ to Liggett Communications, LLC 9 Lexington Atwater 314 from KYRS FM, Inc.

to Flagship Broadcasting, LLC St. Robert 314 from Prentiss Enterprises, LLC

to Crawford Media, Inc. ($360,000; includes $320,000 promissory note)

Cherry Valley 314 from WJIV Radio, Inc. to Midwest Broadcasting Corporation

Minetto 314 from Robert J. Raide to Radio Corporation

Canton 314 from Pace Broadcasting, Inc. to Blue Ridge Financial, Inc.

314 from Better Life, Inc. to CSN International

314 from Winston Salem Radio Corporation to Truth Broadcasting Corporation

316 from Victory Radio (V. Baldwin,Trustee) to Victory Radio (V.& M. Baldwin)

314 from Red River Radio, Inc. to NextMedia Group, LLC

assumption of liabilities)

WPOL-1340

OH WDLW-1380

OK KLAK-97.5

Winston -Salem

Lorain

Durant

($14,250,000;




PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS (cont'd) OR KAJO -1270/ Grants Pass/

KLDR -98.3 Harbeck -Frui PR WJVP- 89.3 * / Culebra/

WKVN -FM -88.5* Levittown WQBS -870 San Juan

SC WHYZ -1070 Sans Souci

SD KDBX -107.1 Clear Lake

TX KMKT -93.1 Bells

WATB -1420/ Decatur/ KFNI -1380 Pleasanton

KHLT -1520/ Hallettsville/ KTXM -99.9/

KGUL -96.1/ Edna/ KYKM -92.5 Yoakum

KTAE -1260 Taylor

WA KIHS(CP) -90.9* June Lake

WI WDKM -106.1 Adams

WY KLWD(CP) -91.9* Gillette

DISMISSED STATION TRANSFERS PR WIOB -97.5 Mayaguez (D)

WOYE-FM-94.1

WIOC-105.1

WZMT-93.3

WCTA-FM-95.1

WIOA-99.9

WZNT-93.7

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315 from Grants Pass (James & Pat Wilson) tdale to Grants Pass (Carl and Matthew Wilson)

316 from Clamor Bcstg. (Isaura Martinez) to Clamor Broadcasting (Rev. Garcia)

316 from Aerco Broadcasting Corporation to Brother's Broadcasting Corporation

314 from WHYZ Radio, LP to Entercom Greenville License, LLC

314 from Daniel Sorenson to Sorenson Broadcasting Corporation

314 from Red River Radio, Inc. to NextMedia Group, LLC

314 from The Freedom Network to Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.

316 from Fort Bend Broadcasting Co. to LaGrange Broadcasting Corporation

314 from Vie Dansante Broadcasting, Inc. to Sendero Multimedia, Inc.

314 from CSN International to Living Proof, Inc.

316 from Roche -A -Cri Broadcasting to Roche -A -Cri Broadcasting, LLC

314 from Open Bible Praise Fellowship to CSN International

315 from WIOB Inc to WIOB, Inc.

Mayaguez (D) 315 from WOYE, Inc to WOYE, Inc.

Ponce (D) 315 from WIOC, Inc to WIOC, Inc.

Ponce (D) 315 from WZMT, Inc to WZMT, Inc.

San German (D) 315 from WCTA, Inc to WCTA, Inc.

San Juan (D) 315 from WIOA, Inc to WIOA, Inc.

San Juan (D) 315 from WZNT, Inc to WZNT, Inc.

(The above applications are dismissed per appl

. (Shareholders) (Clear Channel







icant's request)

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WASHINGTON THIS WEEK Latest on LPFM: Enemies on Capitol Hill and elsewhere are trying to pull the plug on Low Power FM, but it just got a high -powered shove from FCC Chairman Bill Kennard, as the Commission announces a five -stage filing window for LPFM licenses. The agency has divided the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and other jurisdictions up into five groups, balanced for market sizes and geography, and intends to speed ahead with the process. These will be for "LP -100" licenses (100 -watts at 30 meters) and each filing window will be open for five days. On Monday, March 27 it will randomly select the order that it will take those groups in. Here are the groups -- I: CT, IL, KS, MI, MN, MS, NV, NH, PR, VA, WY. Group II: CO, DE, HI, ID, MO, NY, OH, SC, SD, WI and American Samoa. Group III: AL, AR, KY, MS, MT, NE, NM, NC, PA, WA and Guam. Group IV: AZ, FL, IA, NJ, ND, OR, TN, TX, VT, WV and U.S. Virgin Islands. Group V: AK, CA, GA, IN, LA, ME, MD, OK, RI, UT, District of Columbia and the Mariana Islands. Something that strikes M Street about the process unveiled in DA 00 -621: For starters, each filing window will be separated from the next one by 3 months. That's a long time between windows, though the FCC says it might speed the process up or slow it down when it gains more experience running it.

The legal fight over the FCC's new EEO rules is just heating up, but the NAB starts in low gear, posing some basic questions. For example, why require the annual EEO report to posted on a station website? NAB says that makes no sense -- especially since the FCC won't let stations count the Internet as a valid method




WASHINGTON THIS WEEK (cont'd) of "outreach" for recruitment. The NAB's biggest request is that the Commission drop the "all- vacancy recruitment rule." The association maintains it's a particular burden on smaller broadcasters to "recruit" for every single vacancy and also meet the FCC's proposed supplemental outreach standard. The NAB's talking about easing up on the rules, but you'll be reading more about efforts to (led by the State Broadcaster Associations) to kill them outright.

The FCC is red - flagging transfer applications at a record pace. Just a quick sample from the March 20 and 21 Applications file: Clear Channel's divestiture of WKHK, WKLR, WMXB and WTVR to Cox in Richmond. NextMedia's purchase of the Pinnacle stations in Eastern NC. NextMedia's purchases in Lubbock. Clear Channel's spins to Inner City in Jackson (MS) and Columbia (SC). And Infinity's pickup of WDOK, WQAL and WZJM in Cleveland. What's happening? The is FCC applying its 70% rule: If a sale would create a situation where one owner has more than 50% of market revenue, or two would have more than 70 %, the deal gets flagged. What does it mean? Attorneys on a panel at the recent Kagan Seminar in New York agreed it means additional delays in closing -- though probably not an actual turndown.

In Washington, there's a pitched battle over a CP in Pocatello, after InterMart won the CP for a new Class A FM at 92.1 MHz over rival Idaho Wireless in last fall's Closed Broadcast License Auction #25. (The bidding was $955,000 to $868,000.) Now Idaho Wireless screams foul over InterMart's arrangement with Clear Channel, where InterMart took a loan from Clear Channel, will JSA the station to it, and has granted Clear Channel right of first refusal if it wants to sell the station. (InterMart can also require Clear Channel to buy the station, though not vice versa.) Idaho Wireless attorney Peter Tannenwald says "There is a line somewhere beyond which a licensee no longer really owns or operates a station. The FCC may not have clearly defined that line yet, but wherever the line ends up, the transaction here is on the wrong side of it." He filed a Petition to Deny plus followup documents. InterMart attorney Gary Smithwick says "We believe we have followed the law ", and he notes that InterMart principal Jim Martin has put on the air and operated numerous other stations. He says Intermart's got nothing to hide and has supplied all the documents the FCC wanted. Now it's up to the FCC.

"Faster, flatter and more functional" -- that's Bill Kennard's headline quote to Congress about his vision for the agency. Read the rest of the Chairman's "Report Card on the new FCC" online at "fcc.gov."

Got something to tell the FCC about its new merger streamlining effort? The "Transaction Team" just extended its deadline for written comments to Tuesday, March 28. This is an extension of its March 1 Public Forum, and you can mail comments to Transaction Team, Office of General Counsel, FCC, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. Or e-mail to "Tranteam @FCC.gov" More info from the FCC's James Bird at (202) 418 -1700.

Senators Mike Dewine (R -OH) and Herb Kohl (D -WI) question Clear Channel's purchase of SFX Entertainment in a strong letter written to both the FCC's Bill Kennard and DOJ Antitrust chief Joel Klein. They think Clear Channel "would have the potential to use its radio stations to favor performers associated with its concert promoters, or playing at its own venues, while withholding airplay from others." They're demanding "close" regulatory scrutiny of the $4 billion deal. Congress can't actually block Clear Channel -SFX, but it can make some noise.

FCC Commissioner Susan Ness got her Senate reconfirmation hearing on Wednesday, March 22 -- starting with an opening volley of criticism from Senator Conrad Burns, who hammered Ness and the Commission for approving Low Power FM and showing a "lack of common sense" on cross -ownership. Frankly, we're surprised John McCain and the GOP -controlled Senate even agreed to schedule the session. If the Senate doesn't act on President Clinton's renomination, Ness must leave when the term of this 106th Congress is up (later this year). It appears there have been some agreements cut regarding her term and that of GOP seatholder Harold Furchtgott- Roth (his expires this June 30). Ness' first five -year term expired June 30, 1999 and she holds one of the three Democratic seats on the five -member FCC.




CANADA THIS WEEK An Internet -only radio station devoted exclusively to Canadian music is on the way. Two established on -line content companies, Canoe Limited Partnership and Iceberg Media.com, Inc., are partnering to create the new audio stream. Audio content based on editorial material from the two firms' other web sites will complement the music. Iceberg has been in the business of streaming audio since 1997 and operates three streaming sites, 2kool4radio.com, lgroove.com, primeticket.net and entertainment portal theiceberg.com. Through its portal, Canoe offers specialized editorial content branded as SLAM! Sports, JAM! Showbiz, MONEY, CNEWS, C- Health, AUTONET.CA, Lifewise, and Classified Extra. At present, no over - the -air radio stations feature 100% Canadian music. For many broadcasters the government requirement to program specific amounts of Canadian music is a contentious issue.

ELSEWHERE Brokered programming can be very good business: For $12 million, Otto Miller sells his five -station Freedom Network group to his former boss. Once upon a time, Otto ran Arthur Liu's stations in New York City, and then he launched his own group of brokered -programming stations with backing from the Lindemann family. That was two years ago, and now Otto is selling his stations in the Dallas, Atlanta, Orlando, Sacramento and San Antonio markets to Liu's Multi Cultural Broadcasting. Miller tells M Street he paid about $5.3 million total for the stations that he's now dealing to Liu for $12 million (Otto is a happy guy). Here's a quick M Street look at the properties involved: There's Dallas- market KDFT, Ferris, TX at 540 KHz (a 1 -kw daytimer, DA -D). Atlanta- market WATB, Decatur, GA at 1420 KHz (WATB has 1,000 -w day, 51 -w night, DA -2). Orlando- market WUNA, Ocoee at 1480 KHz (1,000 -w day, 71 -w night, ND). Sacramento -market KLIB, Roseville at 1110 KHz (5,000 -w day, 500 -w night, DA -2). (We note that KLIB has an accompanying expanded -band CP for KSXX at 1690, which will have 10 -kw day, 1 -kw night, ND.) And San Antonio- market KFNI, Pleasonton at 1380 KHz (4,000 -w day, 165 -w night, DA -D). The mix of languages and brokered programming varies by market.

In the important Hispanic market of McAllen -Brownsville, Radio Unica returns to town by acquiring onetime affiliate KVJY (840 KHz) for $2.5 million. The Lower Rio Grande Valley is the eighth -largest U.S. Hispanic market and Radio Unica needs to plug a hole in its lineup. KVJY had been running Radio Unica's 24 -hour network of Spanish - language news, talk and sports until about 15 months ago, when it went Tejano oldies as "La Tejana." Well, it's now back in the Radio Unica column for good. Friday (3/22) is when Joaquin Blaya's company cranks up an LMA with KVJY, Pharr, TX (840 KHz). The seller is local attorney and entrepreneur Ramon Garcia. He was part of a group that acquired KVJY from Phil Giordano's Calendar Broadcasting for $700,000.

In Bangor, ME, Michael Oesterle enters the market as he keeps buying medium and small- market stations. Oesterle (using various company names) has been buying stations in Florida, Georgia and Michigan. Now he's acquiring oldies WGUY, Dexter, ME (102.1 MHz) from Dan Priestly's Innovative Advertising for $1,475,000. Y102's facility is a C2, and this appears to be Oesterle's first station in the inland Maine market (Arbitron #268).

In Providence (not the NBC -TV series of the same name), the spun -off WWRX -FM (103.7 MHz) becomes the latest Clear Channel -AMFM Inc. spinoff, and it goes to Steven Mindich's Boston Phoenix group. We believe he'll drop the local classic rock to extend the reach of his "Phoenix" modern rock regional network (based at WFNX) to Southern New England. M Street believes Mindich is paying about $16 million for class B WWRX -FM, Westerly, RI. This deal (yet to be confirmed from San Antonio) is almost the last one to emerge from the drawn -out Clear Channel - AMFM Inc. divestiture process. M Street believes there remain a couple more to go, possibly including stations in Albany (NY) and Austin.

In the lovely wine country of Sonoma County, the Amaturos are selling their four Santa Rosa stations to Paul Robinson's Emerald City Radio Partners. Joe Amaturo and son Lawrence Amaturo acquired three of these stations from Fuller- Jeffrey about four years ago, and later added oldies KMGG. Now they deal them away to Paul Robinson's D.C. -based Emerald City Radio Partners, which is making its debut




ELSEWHERE (cont'd) iri Santa Rosa (Arbitron market #113). The stations are news /talk KSRO, a 5 -kw facility (DA -N) at 1350 KHz. "Froggy" country KFGY, Healdsburg, a class B at 92.9 MHz. Oldies KMGG, Monte Rio, a class Bl at 97.7 MHz. And rocker "Fox" KXFX, a B1 at 101.7 MHz. M Street believes the sale price is considerably north of the $15 million reported elsewhere. Lawrence Amaturo is coy about the price, but he does say the cluster now bills about 40% of market revenue. With the sale, he'll be focusing on his new Internet -service company. He says "Uncle Webster.com" is already grabbing more eyeballs than the local newspaper website, and he's ready to roll out the Internet services company nationally (as you may have seen on the exhibit floor at the recent RAB in Denver).

In Champaign- Urbana, IL, Saga Communications purchases oldies WKIO for its third FM in the prosperous downstate market. Saga's already got hot AC WLRW and country WIXY there, and it's acquiring cross -town WKIO, Urbana from Tak Communications for $7 million. Class Bl WKIO at 92.5 MHz looks to be the last radio station of the group originally founded by Sharad Tak.

Up north of Beaumont, TX, Meredith Beal's Lasting Value Radio is acquiring news /talk KTXJ and country KWYX, both licensed to Jasper, TX. The seller is Jack Borgen and the broker is Bill Whitley of Media Services Group. Facilities: News /talk KTXJ has 5,000 watts day, 37 watts night, ND, at 1350 KHz. Sister "Ranch 102" is a C2 at 102.7 MHz. (We're happy to write something positive about Jasper, TX: It was the site of last year's infamous dragging death of African - American James Byrd, Jr. by three white men.)

Let's go back to Wichita for a moment, where there's a sale, a fourth country FM, and some future format swaps. Here's a more in -depth look at the situation we mentioned in our "smooth jazz" story on the front page. First, Entercom is buying KAYY from Gary and Viola Violet for $2 million in a deal brokered by Star Media Group's Doug Ferber. Hot AC KAYY, Clearwater, KS (a C2 at 98.7) had been in a Joint Sales Agreement with Journal Broadcast Group, but that JSA has recently been unwound so the sale can happen. And eventually -- in 2 -3 months -- KAYY will be smooth jazz. Here's why: Entercom is moving its "Oasis" format off of KWSJ (105.3 MHz) to launch a country format on 105.3 (we hear it has recruited some key people from AMFM Inc.'s KZSN). That pits Entercom against Journal's country KFDI -FM /KYQQ and AMFM's KZSN. But there's an intermediate step: The "Oasis" will temporarily reside at KANR, Belle Plaine (92.7 MHz) for a couple of months,until its permanent move to 98.7 (KAYY, remember ?). KANR had been doing news /talk.

David Benjamin's Triad Broadcasting gets $80 million in funding from a group that includes Norwest Equity Partners, Shamrock Capital Investors (associated with the Roy E. Disney family), Bank of America Capital Investors and George Couch, a big Anheuser -Bush distributor in California. Also kicking in additional capital: members of Triad's own management team. Norwest and Couch were also partners in Benjamin's previous Community Pacific group, which he sold to Capstar in 1997. Also new at Triad: Tom Douglas, newly -named Senior VP and CFO. He was CFO for Frank Osborn's group. Triad is now in Biloxi (with 6 stations), Fargo (5), Rapid City (6) and (soon) Lincoln, NE (5).

As for Cumulus Media, there may be "blood in the water ", but Cumulus hopes to outlast its troubles and continue to expand. Its first task is to re -build investor confidence so the stock gets healthy again. Some analysts still basically like the company and its philosophy of consolidated small- market radio. M Street notes that Cumulus Media Executive Chairman Richard Weening explains away some fourth -quarter troubles by noting the large numbers of new programming and salespeople that were recently hired. But as Prudential Securities analyst James Marsh says, The company will not have the luxury of missing another quarter." Brokers tell us that some groups have been biding their time, waiting for high- flying Cumulus Media to crash. They'd like to pick apart the corpse and scoop up the assets they think Weening overpaid for. M Street's fascinated by the news that Richard Weening has hired former White House Special Counsel Lanny Davis as an adviser. Davis was a shrewd strategist for Bill Clinton's cause during the Whitewater and impeachment crisis.




ELSEWHERE (cont'd) Emmis tells the court that Sinclair "made a mockery" of their negotiations in St. Louis, and sent miniature coffins to advertisers there. Coffins filled with candy and accompanied by a note that said "Rumor: The Sinclair properties will change ownership in November [1999]. Fact: At this juncture there is yet to be an agreed -upon price to determine a sale." Emmis claims that at a June 30 meeting, Sinclair's CEO stated "I don't know why you bought this option [from Barry Baker]. We can tie you up in court for five years." And as litigants often do, Emmis has asked the court to appoint a receiver to keep Sinclair from "looting their assets." Those comments came in Emmis' response to Sinclair's January 19 "bad faith" lawsuit. There was also a second Emmis court action -- the expected countersuit asking the court to force Sinclair to carry through with its sale of KDNL -TV plus six St. Louis radio stations.

Is Emmis Communications planning to spin off its TV assets into a separate company? One broker tells us there may literally be 100 TV stations on the market right now. That's nearly 1 out of every 9 U.S. commercial TV facilities. That may be a once -in -a- lifetime opportunity for Jeff Smulyan to expand his new TV division, but that activity might depress the Emmis stock price. So he's speculated in public about spinning off the lower - growth TV stations into a separate unit that won't harm the value of his core radio business.

Arbitron will hire a new "Director of Quality" and take some other new quality - control measures, as a way to prevent another embarrassing three -week delay in the release of the ratings. Arbitron's Steve Morris listened to the criticism at the just -completed Arbitron Advisory Council meeting, then offered apologies and an action plan. (The council expressed "extreme dissatisfaction" at the delay.) One of Morris' offerings: a new Director of Quality position, reporting directly to him. There are some more initiatives: Tying the compensation of Arbitron execs and staffers to a new "customer satisfaction survey." A web page that will let stations electronically submit Station Information updates and corrections. A web -based "training center" to school salespeople and programmers in using Arbitron data. A new full -time manager of training. And new "box mailers" for the Spring survey, to boost response rates.

Where's that emergency generator when you need it? A March 18 state -wide power outage knocked virtually every New Mexico station off the air for several hours (on a Saturday afternoon /evening). It was a dial full of dead air during a three - hour outage caused by a grass fire up in the Four Corners area of New Mexico. It burned a transmission line, which arced and took out two major power plants.

Now that Herb Siegel's challenge to Viacom has been defeated, Sumner Redstone's Viacom and Mel Karmazin's CBS may be headed toward closing on their merger as soon as April or May. It does appear that Viacom will buy Siegel's 50% interest in the UPN network, and it's up to the FCC to decide if Viacom can hold both the CBS TV network and UPN. It might just do that in the form of a waiver, in the interest of keeping the ailing UPN viable. In fact, there are reports that actors from UPN shows (presumably including many African -Americans) were lobbying the Commission in favor. But what about Siegel's treasure chest of Chris Craft TV stations, and its effect on Infinity radio? Stay tuned.

Remember that tragic tower -rigging accident on December 3, 1999 that killed three people in North Carolina? The state Labor Department just issued a report blaming the use of the wrong winch for the job. It was designed to lift materials -- not humans. Among the other findings, reported by the Charlotte Observer: The workers didn't use a block to keep the nylon rope lifting them from slipping off the winch, so the winch couldn't be stopped as the accident happened. Daniel Zortman (owner of Quality Power Painting of Red Oak, VA) didn't properly instruct his crew in the dangers of the procedure. And the workers weren't using proper fall -protection gear and weren't attached to anything that might have prevented the fall. Zortman died along with his stepson, Ronald Dean Brooks (age 16) and Charles Shively (age 19). The 1,500 -foot tower they were painting belongs to AMFM Inc. -owned WFMX, Statesville, NC.

Using the latest technology (and letting countless jocks avoid writer's cramp), BMI will let stations do their required music logging electronically. BMI licensees -- virtually every U.S. station -- will have the option of replacing the paper "log" with a quick upload from their current playlist management software. BMI says its new Electronic Music Reporting system is compatible with software used by about two- thirds of U.S. stations.




M STREET BAZAAR. . . PEOPLE, PRODUCTS, AND PROGRAMMING Sáy goodbye forever to Young Country in Dallas, as Infinity will ditch country on KYNG to go talk. Dallas Morning News columnist Al Brumley says KYNG (105.3 MHz) will be talk within about a week, and also reports it's "in talks" to bring Howard Stern back to Dallas. Howard Stern had boxcar numbers until Nationwide yanked him off KEGL in 1997, blaming poor revenues. "Young Country" KYNG has fallen on hard times as the market's #3 country FM, behind KSCS and KPLX. Country Airplay Monitor reports an "unusual deal" -- KYNG will sell ABC -owned rival KSCS its intellectual property, including a 135,000 -name database and audience research. So it's favoring KSCS over Susquehanna's KPLX.

No, you just shouldn't joke about shooting people on the radio, as KQBZ, Seattle talk personality B.J. Shea just discovered. He's gone following an on -air rant that started with his disgust at the some religious conservative activists: "The Christian Coalition makes me so angry, I want to go into a church and shoot people Columbine style, starting with the Baptists." At first KQBZ owner Entercom suspended Shea, then it terminated him.

Jeff Smulyan is still pitching hard for his Internet consortium, and tells a Kagan Seminar audience that membership is open to any and all radio and TV broadcasters ( "It's not controlled by anybody "). It's based on localism, with online users entering at the point of their local station. Object: creating new revenue sources and grabbing dollars away from newspaper and direct mail. Smulyan says "We [the industry] need to do it, rather than letting AOL do it." He also asserted that "The Internet is the world's great entertainment HOBBY" -- and the Wednesday panelists at the Kagan raked him for that one. They think radio is falling behind in the Internet age.

Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Harry De Mott leaves to start his own hedge fund. "Gothic Capital Partners" will invest in radio as well as other media. (A "hedge fund" is an unregulated private investment partnership.) Harry's longtime friend Brendan Maher has already opened the doors of Gothic Capital Partners, and Harry himself left First Boston after 8 years. De Mott and Maher will be the fund's general partners and take the customary 20% of any profits. Harry's departure started a merry -go -round of moves: Analyst Paul Sweeney left Salomon Smith Barney to take De Mott's place, and Niraj Gupta is now the analyst at Salomon Smith Barney. Reach De Mott and Maher at Gothic Capital Partners at 212 -754 -6883.

Jon Pinch is the newly -named President of Clear Channel International Radio. Jon's ready to take on the world -- literally -- after a two -year stint overseeing Clear Channel's radio interests in New Zealand and Australia. His new title gives him responsibility for CC stations outside the U.S. That's Europe and Mexico as well as New Zealand and Australia. He'll also be looking to acquire both radio and TV stations for Clear Channel outside the U.S.

Phyllis Stark becomes Nashville bureau chief for Billboard and Country Airplay Monitor. Taking over the Billboard job from departed veteran Chet Flippo. Phyllis has been the managing editor of the Country Airplay Monitor.

Sales consultant and management- research specialists Lindsay Wood Davis is joining the RAB as a Senior VP, working alongside Executive VP "Radio Wayne" Cornils. The "Professor of Consolidation" got that title after spending years of academic research on ways to manage consolidation. Lindsay was most recently Director of Sales for AMFM Inc.'s Central Star division. Before that he was the AP's Director of Radio Membership and a consultant with The Chris Lytle Organization of sales consultants.

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OPEN WARFARE. It's cannon -fire and sniping, as the FCC and the NAB engage in the most open battle we've seen in years. They're fighting over Low Power FM,

which the FCC is rushing to implement while Congress rushes counter -legislation to President Clinton's desk. Here's the latest report from the battlefront: Two senior FCC chiefs charged the NAB with spreading "disinformation" to Congress. Then the FCC held a lottery drawing to determine filing windows for LPFM (shrugging off criticism). Chairman Bill Kennard and Commissioner Gloria Tristani made strong statements about the NAB's "fraudulent" demonstration CD. The NAB says it stands by its charges, insists it labeled that CD as a simulation, and has posted examples of actual third -adjacent -channel interference on its "NAB.org" website. Over on Capitol Hill the House Commerce Committee voted out Mike Oxley's H.R. 3439 bill titled the "Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act." The Senate has similar legislation before it (S. 2068). So the FCC's rushing to get the train out of the station, and the NAB and its allies are trying to halt it. MStreet wonders: If legislation DOES get to Bill Clinton's desk, and he vetoes it, is there time for Congress to act, in this election year?

FIELD EXPERIMENT. . Until somebody stops it, the FCC is going full- speed -ahead toward implementation of Low Power FM, and here's the list of the first states and jurisdictions that get to be the guinea pigs, as chosen in the LPFM lottery on March 27: Alaska, California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Mariana Islands, Maryland, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Utah. They'll be in the first five -day "filing window" for LPFM applications, to be announced in a

Public Notice in late April, with the window opening in late May. FCC Chairman Bill Kennard says "I look forward to the FCC's soon receiving applications from many groups that. .will have a voice to serve their local communities." M Street predicts he'll be up to his eyeballs with apps. And then the FCC must walk first -time community broadcasters through the new process -- and hope Congress doesn't override the whole thing. (The Commission also selected the other four groups for LPFM filings, and we've got details inside this week's M Street Journal.)

REINVENTING TOP 40. . . This week's format to watch is the just - launched "Radio Now ", or WNOU, as Emmis and consultant Alan Burns aspire to reinvent Top 40 in the Indianapolis market. They blew up the former classic rock WNAP -FM (93.1 MHz) and replaced it with this game plan: Play the #1 song every hour at the top of the hour. Play the top five songs every hour. Let listeners vote on the Internet and the phones to choose those songs, to forge a highly interactive relationship with listeners. Burns says Radio Now "is targeted to the under -30- something listener who demands control of their radio station."

FORMAT CHANGES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes

AL Moulton (Huntsville) WHIY -1190 country // WXKI country Moulton (Huntsville) WXKI -103.1 country urban // WEUP -FM

(Look for new call letters soon) Repton WFNU -FM -101.1 # WYNI -FM, new adult standards Tallassee WTLS -1300 country soft AC

(WTLS has sports talk 4 -6pm and adult standards nights) AK Nikiski (Kenai) KXBA -93.3 new WW1 - oldies "K -Bay" AR Lowell (Fayetteville) KMXF -101.9 hot AC CHR

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FORMAT CHANGES (cont'd) CA Paso Robles (S.L.O.) KLUN -103.1 Spanish hits regional Mexican // KLMM CO Estes Park (Ft. Col.) KRKI -102.1 silent oldies & soft AC // KEZZ

(This format is temporary until it closes its sale to Mag Mile Media) FL Madison WMAF -1230 # silent classic country

(WMAF enters into an LMA -to -buy with James Sealy) Perry WNFK -92.1 # silent WW1 Hot - country / /WQLC

HI Honolulu KGU -760 # sports talk IL East St. Louis WCBW -FM -89.7* new contemporary Christian

Winnebago (Rockford) WYHY -95.3 WKMQ, oldies classic hits "Y -95" IN Indianapolis WNAP -FM -93.1 classic rock WNOU, CHR "Radio Now"

(WNAP -FM drops Howard Stern from mornings) IA Bettendorf (Quad C.) KORB -93.5 # stunting rock

De Witt (Quad Cities) KQLI -104.9 # soft AC KBOB, country (KQLI,KBOB,KJOC,KORB,WXLP, enter into an LMA -to -buy with Cumulus)

Muscatine (Quad City) KBOB -99.7 # country new format Friday (KBOB's country format moves to sister KQLI)

MI Benton Harbor WHFB -1060 news talk MN Cold Spring(St. Cloud) KMXK -94.9 oldies hot AC

Proctor (Duluth) KUSZ -107.7 # classic hits modern AC "The Point" (KUSZ is now a combo with country KKCB, oldies KLDJ & news /talk WEBC)

MS Laurel (Hattiesburg) WEEZ -890 silent ABC - black gospel MO Mansfield KTRI -FM -95.9 # silent JRN - oldies MT East Missoula KLCY -930 talk WW1 - adult standards

Hamilton (Missoula) KBMG -96.3 95.9 MHz, CHR KBAZ, modern rock (KBMG moves into the Missoula market)

NE Columbus KKOT -93.5 country adds John Boy & Billy NM Los Alamos (Santa Fe) KEFE -107.5 new WW1 Hot - country

Santa Fe KZXA -94.7 new WW1 - AC OR Ashland (Medford) KKJJ -107.5 adult contemporary KIFS, CHR "Kiss 107"

(KIFS adds Rick Dees in the morning) PA Laporte WRPA -103.9 classic rock reported silent RI Middletown(Providence) WZRI -100.3 WHKK, classic rock classic hits "Z -100"

Wakefield (Providence) WZRA -99.7 WHCK,cl.rock / /WHKK classic hits // WZRI TN Germantown (Memphis) WOWW -1430 oldies & classical Disney - children's

(WOWW, a former Radio Aahs affiliate, returns to children's programming) Memphis WWGQ -1030 WSFZ, talk adds Rick & Bubba

TX Ingleside (Corpus C.) KCCG -107.3 ABC - oldies WW1 - rhythmic oldies (KCCG's ABC oldies programming moves to sister KTKY)

Refugio (Corpus C.) KTKY -106.1 Winters (Abilene) KATX -96.1

VA Richlands (Bluefield) WRIC -FM (WRIC -FM enters an LMA with

WA Rock Island(Wenatchee) KAAP -99.5

NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS (

silent ABC - oldies ABC Real - country KORQ, ABC- 45+ soft AC

-100.7 classic hits hot AC // WSTG "Star" WSTG & WAEY, also adds Steve & D.C. mornings)

KXAA, oldies WW1 - AC "The Apple"

* non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application) 100 w, 216 ft Community Public Radio CA 88.7* Big Bear City

GA 91.5* Brunswick no facils given Gospel Radio Ministries ID 90.9* Ammon 6000 w (v), 564 ft CSN International

88.5* Blackfoot 100000 w, 426 ft CSN International IN 91.9* Cambridge City 520 w (v), 187 ft Pensacola Christian College

88.5* Newbury Township 1000 131 ft Great Sakes Comm. Broadcasting w, 89.9* Whitehall 100 w (v), 449 ft Pensacola Christian College

IA 89.1* Shenandoah 100000 w, 200 ft CSN International KY 89.1* Walton 180 w (v), 349 ft Pensacola Christian College MD 89.7* California 700 w (v), 335 ft Pensacola Christian College MI 88.7* Kinderhook Township 50 w, 148 ft Great Lakes Comm. Broadcasting NJ 90.5* Bridgatine 1310 w, 108 ft CSN International

91.7* Hightstown 120 w (v), 125 ft Pensacola Christian College 89.3* Lakewood 240 w (v), 102 ft Pensacola Christian College

OH 90.9* Gratiot 165 w (v), 407 ft Pensacola Christian College OR 90.3* La Grande 100000 w, -495 ft Casper Learning FM, Inc.

88.9* North Powder 100000 w, 1417 ft DA CSN International 90.3* Union 100000 w, 2631 ft DA CSN International

VA 90.7* Chesterfield 910 w (v), 216 ft Pensacola Christian College 88.3* Spotsylvania 630 w, 194 ft Pensacola Christian College

WV 89.7* Winnemucca 450 w, 2152 ft Lifetalk Broadcasting Assn. PQ 100.5* Fermont

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NEW STATIONS: GRANTS VA 99.5 Emporia 3000 w, 328 ft Mainquad Communications, Inc. ON 101.3 Christian Island 900 w Beausoleil First Nation Band

(The applicant had originally applied for 94.7 MHz)

TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XHTR: AL new -88.7* Northside Acres AZ new -90.3* AR new -88.7* CO new -90.7* FL new -89.7* GA new -89.7*

new -91.5* new -89.7*

HI new -89.7* IL new -89.5*

new -89.7* new -89.3*

IA new -90.5* ME new -88.1* MN new -91.1*

new -89.5* new -89.9*

MS new -90.9* NJ new -88.5* NC new -91.1*

new -91.7* OH new -90.1* OR new -90.5*

new -90.3* PA new -90.1* TN new -90.7*

new -89.7* new -89.1* new -89.9*

TX new -91.3* new -91.7* new -91.3* new -88.9* new -90.7* new -88.9* new -88.3*

UT new -88.1* VT new -89.1* WA new -88.9*

Flagstaff Little Rock Pleasant View Key West Buckhead Carrollton La Vista Lanai Bloomington Champaign Rochester Waterloo Brewer International Falls Little Falls Pipestone Lucedale Red Bank Jacksonville Lake Lure Ottawa Bandon Gardiner Chambersburg Capleville Clarksville Dickson Savanah Coleman Hereford Junction Lame sa Littlefield Marble Falls Matador Kanab Montpelier Palouse

APPLICATIONS WAYM KAWZ KAWZ WAYM WJFM WAYM WPCS WAYM KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ KAWZ WPCS WPCS WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM KAWZ KAWZ WJFM WJFM KAWZ KAWZ WPCS WAYM WPCS KAWZ WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM WJFM KAWZ WPCS KAWZ

TRANSLATORS/BOOSTERS/SYNCHRONOUS ]Od'PR: GRANTS AL K203DJ-88.5* Rainbow Mtn. Heights 10 w DA, WAYM CA K205DT-88.9* Indio 6 w, KYCC

10 w, KCZO 10 w, KYCC 10 w, KVIP-FM 250 w, KLOV-FM 10 w, WLGH 27 w, WCIY

(as amended) 27 w, KVIP-FM 5 w, KAWZ 1 w, KEFX 7 w, WCOG 99 w, KLOV-FM 100 w, WJFM 10 w, KXRD 3 w (v) DA, KTLW

K219DY-91.7* K205DS-88.9* K209DU-89.7*

KS K215DM-90.9* MI W206BD-89.1* NY W216BR-91.1*

OR K202DE-88.3* PA W219CN-91.7*

W201CQ-88.1* W212BJ-90.3*

SD K217DU-91.1* K211EC-90.1*

UT K207DE-89.3* WA K206CJ-89.1*

Madera San Luis Obispo Smith River Hoyt Hart Township Geneva

Chiloquin Albrightsville Meckesville Williamsport Sioux City Watertown St. George Issaquah

WAY -FM Media Group, Inc Caiv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls WAY -FM Media Group Family Worship Center WAY -FM Media Group Pensacola Christ. Coll. WAY -FM Media Group Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Pensacola Christ. Coll. Pensacola Christ. Coll. Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Caiv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Pensacola Christ. Coll. WAY -FM Media Group Pensacola Christ. Coll. Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Family Worship Center Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Pensacola Christ. Coll. Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls

WAY -FM Media Group Your Christian Companion Paulino Bernal Your Christian Companion Pacific Cascade Comm. Educ. Media Foundation Superior Communications Family Life Ministries

Pacific Cascade Comm. Calv. Chapel /Twin Falls Caiv. Chapel /Twin Falls Family Life Ministries Educ. Media Foundation Family Worship Center Educ. Media Foundation Living Way Ministries




CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AL WXKI -103.1 Moulton

CA KXMX -95.9 Anaheim KMQA -100.5 East Porterville

KAAT -103.1 Oakhurst

CO KRKI -102.1 Estes Park

IL WCCQ -98.3 Crest Hill

KY WKQQ-100.1 ME WPHX-FM-92.1 MA WCRB-102.5

Winchester Sanford Waltham

MI WUOM- 91.7* Ann Arbor MT KQRV -96.5 Deer Lodge

KBMG -95.9 Hamilton

KZIN-FM-96.3 NH WUNH-91.3* OR KAST-FM-92.9

Shelby Durham Astoria

PA WEJM -95.7 Philadelphia RI WZRI -100.3

TN WDEB -1500 Jamestown TX KCCG -107.3 Ingleside

WI WDGY -630 Hudson

FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS AL WQSB -105.1 Albertville

WVNA -1590 Tuscumbia IA KXEL -1540 Waterloo KY WXBC -104.3 Hardinsburg OH WBBW -1240 Youngstown TN WYFN -980* Nashville UT KYKN -FM -103.9 Nephi

WV WAJR -FM -103.3 Salem WI WCLQ -89.5* Wausau

ON CJWL -FM -101.9 Iroquois Falls PQ CHUT -FM -95.3 Louvincourt

FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS CA KSJO -92.3 San Jose CO KKPC -1230 Pueblo IN WLNB -102.7 Ligonier

IA KAYP(CP) -89.9* Mount Pleasant

KS KAXR(CP)-91.3*

KY WSTL-92.1

WYGE-92.3

Arkansas City

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increases to 6000 w changes to 2100 w, 1109 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 35 -56 -45 118 -53 -10 decreases to -164 ft, changes xmtr loc to 37 -27 -10 119 -37 -54

changes to 25000 w, 171 ft, class C3 from class A, changes xmtr loc. to 40 -17 -34 105 -33 -05 increases to 469 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 41 -26 -09 88 -11 -04

built new auxiliary facility changes to 1800 w, 476 ft DA decreases to 1151 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 42 -18 -27 71 -13 -27

(as amended) made changes to auxiliary facility moves to 96.9 Cl from 96.5 C2, increases to 15000 w, 984 ft [99 -70]

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loc. to 41 -35 -48 71 -11 -24 changes xmtr loc. to 36 -25 -31 84 -56 -32 changes to 14000 w, 446 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 27 -52 -00 97 -13 -08 increases to 200 w nights, DA -2, increases to 3 towers days and nights

( & reapplication) [docket number] build new auxiliary facility direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power change to 2300 w, 377 ft direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power one step application to increase to class C from class Cl, 87000 w, 1000 ft, change xmtr location to 39 -43 -58 111 -56 -34

change to 1800 w, 582 ft modify CP to increase to 100000 w, 571 ft DA, class Cl from class C3

move to 101.1 MHz increase to 102 w

decrease to 32000 w, add DA direct measurement of antenna power change to 2000 w, 394 ft, change xmtr location to 41 -27 -52 85 -44 -40

decrease to 16500 w (v), 328 ft, class C3 from class C2, change xmtr loc. to 40 -47 -59 91- 32 -35, change city of license to Burlington, IA

increase to 8000 w, 321 ft, class C3 from class A, change xmtr location to 36 -55 -32 97 -01 -34

one step application to increase to class C2 from class A, 32000 w, 610 ft change xmtr location to 38 -11 -19 84 -22 -13

increase to 50000 w, 492 ft, change xmtr loc. to 37 -17 -22 84 -15 -46




FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS (cont'd) MI WADW -105.5 Pickford

MN WWTC-1280 ND KRKH(CP)-100.7 SC WSSP-94.3

Minneapolis Harwood Goose Creek

VT WDOT -95.7 Danville

ON CJET -630 Smiths Falls

CALL LETTER CHANGES ( # applied for by AL WYNI(CP)F -101.1 Repton becomes CA KSMJ -98.5 Delano

KQJZ -107.3 Grover Beach KKHJ -930 Los Angeles

FL WZMQ-106.3 WVMQ-107.9 WLVS-1380

GA WFXM-FM-100.1 WALJ-107.1

IA KQLI-104.9 IL WKMQ-95.3 IN WRCR-94.3 KY WSJP-1130 MT KBMG-96.3 NH WNHQ-92.1 NJ WGBZ-102.3

WZBZ-105.5 NY WKGJ-1340

WWLF-FM-106.7 WLIR-1300

OR KKJJ-107.5 RI WHKK-100.3

WHCK-99.7 TN WSFZ-1030 TX KATX-96.1 UT KSNU-107.9

March 29, 2000

one step application to increase to class Cl from class A, 100000 w, 981 ft, change xmtr location to 46 -17 -24 84 -18 -53

direct measurement of antenna power change xmtr loc. to 47 -08 -43 96 -58 -18 change to 25000 w, 328 ft, changes xmtr loc. to 32 -49 -04 79 -50 -08

one step application to move to 95.9 C3 from 95.7 A, increase to 6200 w, 672 ft, change xmtr location to 44 -26 -39 71 -53 -44

move to 92.3 MHz; 9300 w

new owners) WFNU 3/20/00 KDFO 3/24/00 KURQ 3/24/00 KHJ 3/15/00

Key Largo # WRAU Key West # WRLA Lake Worth # WWRF Forsyth WQMJ Gordon WFXM -FM De Witt # KBOB Winnebago WYHY Rushville # WKWH -FM Murray WRKY Hamilton KBAZ Peterborough # WFEX Cape May WZBZ Cape May Court House WGBZ Auburn WWLF Copenhagen WBDI Spring Valley # WRCR Ashland KIFS Middletown WRZI Wakefield WZRA Memphis WWGQ Winters

"Fun 101" "Delano, The Fox" "The Rock"

3/10/00 "Raul Alarcon" (requested) "Raul Alarcon" 3/15/00 "Radio Fiesta" 3/14/00 3/20/00 "Foxy 107" (requested) 3/22/00 3/15/00 "Kilowatt Hours" 3/14/00 (requested) "The Blaze" (requested) 3/14/00 3/14/00 3/20/00 3/20/00 (requested) (requested) 3/20/00 3/20/00 3/22/00

KORQ (requested) Roy (Salt Lake City) # KFVR -FM (requested) "Fever"

"The Buzz" "Wolf Radio, Inc." "The Border"

"Kiss"

"Gentleman Quarterly"

PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS ( 314 asset sale, 315 transfer of

AK KMBQ -99.7 Wasilla

AZ KMLE- 107.9/ Chandler/ KOOL -FM -94.5/ Phoenix

KZON -101.5 KKFR -92.3 Glendale

AR KNEA-970

CA KEZY-1190/ KXMX-95.9

KGGI-99.1

KSDO-1130

Jonesboro

Anaheim

Riverside

San Diego

KPLN -103.7/ San Diego KYXY -96.5

KSJO -92.3/ San Jose/ KUFX -98.5/

KCNL -104.9 Fremont KKBN -93.5 Twain Harte

KFJO -92.1 Walnut Creek

CO KIMN -100.3/ Denver/ KXKL -FM- 105.1/

KDJM -92.5 Greeley

control, 316 reorganization) 315 KMBQ Corp. (Clyde Boyer, Jr., Trustee)

to KMBQ Corp. (John Klapperich) 314 from AMFM Inc.

to CBS Radio, Inc.

314 from AMFM Inc. to HBC License Corporation

314 from John J. Shields, Inc. to Pollack Broadcasting Co., LLC

314 from Clear- Eannel Bcstg. Licenses, Inc. to New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.

314 from AMFM Inc. to Chase Radio Properties, LLC


314 from AMFM Inc. to CBS Radio, Inc.

314 from Clear Channel Bcstg. Licenses, Inc. to Chase Radio Properties, LLC

316 from Clark Bcstg. Corp. (Old Board) to Clark Bcstg. Corp. (New Board)






PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS (cont'd) FL KALC -105.9 Denver

KXPK -96.5 Evergreen

WJHM -101.9/ Daytona Beach/ WOCL -105.9 De Land

WOMX -FM -105.1 Orlando WPBZ- 103.1/ Indiantown/

WMBX -102.3 Jensen Beach WPBZ- 103.1/ Indiantown/

WMBX -102.3 Jensen Beach WNFK -92.1 Perry

WHKR -102.7 Rockledge

WGNE -FM -98.1 Titusville

IL WJBC -1230/ Bloomington/ WBNQ- 101.5/

WBWN -104.1 Le Roy WDZ -1050/ Decatur/

WDZQ- 95.1 /WSOY -FM- 102.9/ WCZQ -105.5 Monticello

IA KHAK -98.1/ Cedar Rapids/ KDAT- 104.5/

KRNA -94.1 Iowa City KHKI -97.3/ Des Moines

KGGO -94.9 KY WBOB -1160 Florence

LA KRMD- 1340/101.1 Shreveport KMJJ -FM -99.7

MD WPOC -93.1 Baltimore

MA WHMP- 1400/99.3 Northampton

MI WBBL -1340/ Grand Rapids/ WLAV -FM -96.9/

WODJ- 107.3/ Greenville/ WKLQ -94.5 Holland

MS WOAD -1300/ Jackson/ WKXI- 1400 /WJMI -99.7/

WKXI -FM- 107.5/ Magee/ WYJS -105.9 Pickins

WKNN -FM -99.1 Pascagoula

MO KIDS-1340

NY WNYG-1440

WTKW-99.5

WBLK-93.7

WBLK-93.7

Springfield

Babylon

Bridgeport

DePew

DePew

WTLA -1200/ North Syracuse/ WKRL -FM- 100.9/

WKLL -94.9/ Frankfort/ WSGO -1440 /WTKV -105.5 Os

WSFW -1110/99.3 Seneca Falls

WTRY-980 ($400,000; includes

Troy

WTLB -1310/ Utica WRCK -107.3


314 from AMFM Inc. to Salem Media of Colorado, Inc.

314 from AMFM Inc. to HBC License Corporation


314 from Palm Beach Radio, Inc. to CBS Radio, Inc.

315 from CBS Radio, Inc. (Shareholders) to Palm Beach Radio (Viacom, Inc.)

316 from Power Country, Inc. to Taylor County Broadcasting, Inc.

314 from AMFM Inc. to Cumulus Licensing Corp.

314 from Clear Channel Bcstg. Licenses, Inc. to Mega Communications

316 from Twin Cities Broadcasting Corp. to Citadel Broadcasting Co.

314 from WSOY, Inc. to NextMedia Group, Inc.


314 from AMFM Inc. to Two Rivers Broadcasting, LP

314 from AMFM Inc. to Caron Broadcasting, Inc.



314 from AMFM Inc. to Saga Communications of New England

316 from Michigan Media, Inc. to Citadel Broadcasting Co.

314 from Clear Channel Bcstg. Licenses, Inc. to Urban Radio of Mississippi, LLC


314 from Branson Info Radio, LLc to Thirteen Forty Productions, Inc.

314 from Bonita R. Bequet, Trustee to Multicultural Radio Broadcasting

316 from Radio Corporation to Galaxy Communications, LLC

314 from Palm Beach Radio, Inc. to CBS Radio, Inc.

315 from CBS Radio, Inc. (Shareholders) to Palm Beach Radio (Viacom, Inc.)

316 from Radio Corporation to Galaxy Communications, LLC

wego 314 from Souhan Radio, LLC

to Family Life Ministries, Inc. $250,000 promissory note) 314 from AMFM Inc.

to Chase Radio Properties, LLC 316 from Radio Corporation

to Galaxy Communications, LLC




PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS (cont'd) NC WANJ -101.1/ Belhaven/ 314 from Pinnacle Broadcasting

WANG -FM- 105.1/ Havelock/ to NextMedia Group, Inc.

March 29, 2000

WKOO -98.7/ Jacksonville/ WRNS- 960/95.1/ Kinston/

WTPT -93.3 Forest City

WSML -1200/ Graham/ WSJS -600 Winston -Salem

WMFR -1230 High Point

WIXE -1190 Monroe

WDLX-930/ WERO-93.3

OH WUBE-1230

WUBE-FM-105.1

WKNR-1220/ WRMR-850

WYGY-96.5

WDOK-102.1/ WQAL-104.

WZJM-92.3

Washington

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Hamilton

Cleveland 1

Cleveland Heights

OR KBKR -1490/ Baker/ KKBC -FM -95.3/

KLBM -1450/ La Grande KUBQ -98.7

($1.7 million; assumption of 1

KUGN -590/ Eugene/ KKTT -97.9/

KEHK -102.3 Brownsville PA WTCY -1400/ Harrisburg/

WNNK -FM- 104.1/ WTPA -93.5/ Mechanicsburg/

WNCE -FM -92.1 Palmyra WRFY -FM -102.5 Reading

SC WROQ -101.1 Anderson

WOIC -1230/ Columbia/ WARQ -93.5/

WMFX- 102.3/ St. Andrews/ WWDM -101.3 Sumter

WISW -1320/ Columbia/ WOMG -103.1/

WLXC -98.5/ Lexington/ WTCB -106.7 Orangeburg

WRNN -94.5/ Murrell's Inlet/ 314 WYAV- 104.1/ Myrtle Beach/

WMYB -99.5/ Socastee/ WYAK -FM -103.1 Surfside Bea

TN WGOW -1150 Chattanooga 316

314 from Clear Channel Bcstg. Licenses, to OBC Broadcasting, Inc.

314 from Clear Channel Bcstg. Licenses, to CBS Radio, Inc.


315 from Monroe Bcstg. (James Reddish) to Monroe Bcstg. (Archie Morgan)

314 from Pinnacle, Inc. to NextMedia Group, Inc.

314 from AMFM Inc. to Blue Chip Broadcasting Licenses,





314 from Cleveland Radio Licenses, LLC to CBS Radio, Inc.

314 from Grande Radio, Inc. to Horizon Broadcasting Group, LLC

iabilities; broker is The Exline Co.) 314 from Marathon Media Group, LLC

to Cumulus Licensing Corp.


Inc.

Inc.

Ltd.

314 from Clear Channel Bcstg. Licenses, Inc. to Chase Radio Properties, Inc.

314 from AMFM Inc. to OBC Broadcasting, Inc.

314 from Clear Channel Bcstg. Licenses, Inc. to Urban Radio of Mississippi, LLC

316 from Radio South Carolina, Inc. to Citadel Broadcasting Co.

WSKZ -106.5/ Chattanooga/ 316 WOGT- 107.9/ East Ridge/

WGOW -FM -102.3 Soddy -Daisy WJCW -910/ Johnson City/ 316

WQUT -101.5/ WKIN -1320/ Kingsport/

WKOS- 104.9/ WGOC -640 Blountville

WLVS -1380 Lake Worth 314

TX KJOJ -880 Conroe

KDGE -94.5 Gainesville

from Pinnacle Broadcasting to NextMedia Group, Inc.

ch from Radio Chattanooga, Inc. to Citadel Broadcasting Co.

from Twin Cities Broadcasting Corp to Citadel Broadcasting Company

from Tri Cities Radio Corporation to Citadel Broadcasting Co.

from Clifton Radio, LLC to Gold Coast Broadcasting Co.

314 from AMFM Inc. to El Dorado Communications, Inc.

314 from AMFM Inc. to Inspiration Media, Inc.




PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS (cont'd) TX KBRQ -102.5 Hillsboro

KQUE -1230/ Houston/ KTJM -98.5/ Port Arthur/

KSEV -700/ Tomball/ KJOJ -880 Conroe



314 from Clear Channel Communications to El Dorado Communications, Inc.

KTBZ -107.5 Lake Jackson 314 from Clear Channel Bcstg. Licenses, Inc.

KLLL -FM -96.3/ Lubbock/ KONE -101.1

KMMX -100.3 Tahoka

to CXR Holdings, Inc. 314 from WSOY, Inc.

to NextMedia Group, Inc.

KYXX -94.3/ Ozona/ 314 from Sonora Ozona Broadcasting Co. KHOS -FM -92.1 Sonora to Ozona Broadcasting, Inc.

($195,000; assumption of liabilities) KKBQ -FM -92.9 Pasadena 314 from AMFM Inc.

to CXR Holdings, Inc. KBEC -1390 Waxahachie 316 invol. from Faye and R. Tuck (Faye Tuck)

to Faye and R. Tuck (Tuck Testamentary Trust) VT WWSR -1420/ Saint Albans 315 from Chaplain Comm. (Steven Silberberg)

WLFE -102.3 to Champlain Comm. (Jane Cole / Silberberg) VA WKHK -95.3/ Colonial Heights/ 314 from AMFM Inc.

WXLR -96.5/ Fort Lee/ to CXR Holdings, Inc. WMXB -103.7 Richmond

WTVR -1380 Richmond 314 from Clear Channel Bcstg. Licenses, Inc. to CXR Holdings, Inc.

WI WGEZ -1490 Beloit 314 from Great Radio Broadcasting, Inc. to Rego, Ltd.

Form 316 Transfer Applications were filed from Nassau Broadcasting Partners, LP to Nassau Broadcasting II, LLC for New Jersey stations: WADB and WJLK -FM in Asbury Park; WHCY, Blairstown; WSUS, Franklin; WNNJ, Newton; WBBO, Ocean Acres; WNWH and WTTM, Princeton; and WPST in Trenton.

WASHINGTON THIS WEEK Don't take a number yet. . .The Commission is delaying implementation of a comprehensive new FCC Registration Number system (FRN) that it announced on March 16. On March 21 it rescinded the DA 00 -407 Public Notice and delayed the March 27 effective date "until further notice." Basically, anybody who does business with the FCC will need an FRN. That number is supposed to remain with the entity as a unique identifier, though CORES (the Commission Registration System) will let registrants apply for separate FRNs for subsidiaries. But the Office of the Managing Director says it's delaying introduction of FRN. Here's what they tell us: There was confusion about the effective date. Some applicants thought March 27 was a mandatory start date. It's not. It was only the date when the new FRN system would become available. There may also be some additional minor changes. But -- you might as well get ready for FRN. (DA 00 -644)

Here's more on the inning -by- inning fight over Low Power FM in Washington: The latest skirmish began when Dale Hatfield (FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Chief) and Roy Stewart (Mass Media Bureau Chief) alleged the NAB's demonstration CD showing LPFM interference is "misleading and simply wrong." They also claim the NAB's characterization of allowable FCC harmonic distortion "can only be viewed as a deliberate misrepresentation of the FCC's findings and analysis." The NAB quickly responded: Lynn Claudy (Senior VP of Science & Technology) says the CD was clearly labeled as a simulation, and says the NAB stands behind its interference claims. The NAB notes it's not the only organization fighting LPFM: It's got allies in National Public Radio, the National Religious Broadcasters Association, and the equipment manufacturers. As M Street went to press, the full House Commerce Committee was taking up Mike Oxley's "Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act" (H.R. 3439), which Speaker Dennis Hastert is believed to support.

On page 1, we told you which 12 jurisdictions would get LPFM first. (To review, that's AK, CA, District of Columbia, GA, IN, LA, ME, Mariana Islands, MD, OK, RI and UT). They'll be the subject of a Public Notice in late April, with the first day of the filing window opening in late May. Now here's the rest of the lineup -- Group 2: CT, IL, KS, MI, MN, MS, NV, NH, Puerto Rico, VA, WY (Public Notice July 2000, filing window August 2000). Group 3: American Samoa, CO, DE, HI, ID,




WASHINGTON THIS WEEK (cont'd) MO, NY, OH, SC, SD, WI (Public Notice October 2000, filing window November 2000). Group 4: AZ, FL, IA, NJ, ND, OR, TN, TX, U.S. Virgin Islands, VT, WV (Public Notice January 2001, filing window February 2001). Group 5: AL, AR, Guam, KY, MA, MT, NE, NM, NC, PA, WA (Public Notice April 2001, filing window May 2001). We'll throw in just one observation here: In his remarks at the lottery, FCC Chairman Bill Kennard compared broadcasters' objections to LPFM to their earlier opposition to Low Power TV -- which he says has been "widely acclaimed for its community service."

Pay ASCAP, pay BMI, pay SESAC -- pay RIAA, too? Should stations doing audio streaming pay a new "public performance fee "? The NAB has just filed suit against the Recording Industry Association of America asking a New York federal judge for declaratory judgment that stations are exempt from the new "public performance" payments being required from Internet music users. These would be in addition to what stations pay ASCAP, BMI and SESAC, which represent songwriters. The RIAA wants to use the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act to set up a tollbooth for radio operators who stream over the Internet. The recording industry had just filed a petition for rulemaking with the Copyright Office after negotiating with the NAB. Now the NAB's trying to get a judge to declare that stations are exempt from the Act.

And more protests at the FCC -- some from Commissioner Gloria Tristani, some from the Commission staff over local concentration. Tristani protests the Cumulus deal in Youngstown, the Citadel deal in Lafayette, LA and the Journal Broadcast deal for KOEZ in Wichita. She says "We need to fix our local ownership rules" or begin to apply public interest standards. Tristani claims the FCC's defective "sleight of hand" market definition will let two owners control 95.8% of the market revenue in Youngstown and 71.2% of the market in Lafayette, LA. She says it's "absurd" that anybody could own as many stations in New York or Los Angeles as Wichita, since Wichita has only 24 commercial stations that qualify for Arbitron. As Kagan Seminar panelist John Feore noted recently, Tristani's point about the FCC fudging its contour and market definitions is "logical." But it adds time to the approval process.

Down in the Mass Media Bureau, the red -flag binge over station transfers continues, as they slapped red -flags (for local concentration) on Saga's pickup of Springfield, MA- market WHMP -AM /FM from Clear Channel -AMFM Inc. Also on Chase's deal in Biloxi. On the Cumulus deals in Shreveport, Cedar Rapids and Harrisburg. And on Barnstable's pickups in Des Moines. That's not an exhaustive list, by the way -- we're just trying not to chop down too many trees. These are all related to Clear Channel's remaining positions in the markets -- and the FCC's determination to review deals where two operators have 70% or more of market revenue between them.

The FCC upholds a pair of $20,000 fines issued last Fall, but allows another licensee to make a "voluntary payment" in a settlement agreement. The staff upholds the $20,000 fine against WPQR -FM, Connellsville, PA licensee Kel -Comm for tower -marking, tower -registration and EAS violations. (DA 00 -636) It also upholds a $20,000 Notice of Apparent Liability issued to sister station WCVI (1340 KHz, licensed to Mar -Comm) for similar problems. (DA 00 -637) In both casesthe licensee failed to file a response. The FCC did relent in another case from last Fall: It allowed Kanza Inc. to make a $5,000 voluntary contribution to the U.S. treasury, as part of a consent decree where Kanza doesn't admit violating the FCC rules about control of KRLI, Malta Bend, MO. Kanza was originally facing an $8,000 Notice of Apparent Liability, and has submitted an amended time brokerage agreement as part of the settlement. (DA 00 -669)

Unauthorized transfer of control gets KGNT Inc. an $8,000 fine for selling a 50% interest in KGNT, Smithfield, UT (103.9 MHz). The FCC alleges that Lavon Randall sold half of his interest to the Bear River Trust in 1995, then later filed to sell the other half to Legacy Communications. That later filing turned up the earlier, undisclosed transfer. (DA No. 00 -634)

Willis Broadcasting faces a $14,000 Notice of Apparent Liability for violations involving antenna structure marking and lighting, and failing to respond to a Notice of Violation, re: Willis -owned KJNS, Yazoo City, MS (92.1 MHz). (DA 00 -638)




CANADA THIS WEEK The CRTC has issued calls for applications for new FM stations in Calgary, Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia. In each city, the Commission has set a deadline of April 25, 2000 for filing of a letter of intent and May 23, 2000 for receipt of the formal application. When applying the CRTC expects the applicant, among other things, to detail their proposed programming and target audience, submit evidence that there is a demand for their proposed service and provide an analysis of the new station's likely economic impact on the radio market.

Digital audio broadcasting continues to move forward in Canada. This week the CRTC granted transitional Digital Radio Undertaking (DRU) licenses to five Toronto area radio stations. The stations, CFMX -FM, CHWO, CIAO, CIRV -FM and CJMR will each get 20% of the 1.5 MHz wide channel at 1466.768 MHz to stream an audio simulcast of their existing station and offer up to 14 hours a week of non - simulcast content. When not simulcast the DRU outlets may offer audio programming, data transmission or a combination of both. The CRTC is encouraging experimentation during any non -simulcast period. The new DRU licenses will transmit from Toronto's CN Tower with 5,084 watts. These five stations join other Toronto area broadcasters who have already received transitional DRU licenses.

CHUM, Ltd.'s four radio stations in Windsor, Ontario have formally received their transitional DRU licenses. The stations have been streaming audio at 1484.208 MHz since January when they debuted the service at the Detroit International Auto Show.

ELSEWHERE Infinity lands in San Antonio, as Mel Karmazin buys Waterman's KTSA (550 KHz) and KTFM (102.7 MHz) for $90 million. This is a case of a major mom - and -pop owner selling its stations: Bernie Waterman has owned low- end -of -the dial blaster KTSA for 35 years. But Infinity has history on its side, too: Infinity Radio President Dan Mason had his first general manager gig at KTSA /KTFM in the late 1970s. San Antonio (Arbitron market #32) has been a conspicuous hole on Infinity's list of markets. KTSA /KTFM will take care of that. The deal is for $90 million in the form of a tax -free stock - for -stock merger. Bernie Waterman retains parent company Waterman Broadcasting and TV subsidiaries Virginia Broadcast Corp. and Florida Broadcast Corp. Are KTSA /KTFM worth the $90 million? Considering that these two stations bill perhaps 16% of the total market revenue, it's a typical Karmazin deal -- He'll pay big for the top performers. J.T. Anderton of Duncan's American Radio calls KTSA's 5 -kw signal at 550 KHz a "blowtorch." And he says KTSA's nighttime signal has one of the best 5 -kw nighttime coverages in the U.S., equal to stations like KFRC, San Francisco. As for KTFM, it's a fine Cl facility at 102.7 MHz -- and was #1 12+ in the Fall Arbitron with a 9.8. KTSA posted a 3.3.

A jump in to the major leagues, as Nassau Broadcast expands out of its New Jersey base to acquire the suburban New York Aurora group for $185 million. It's a stock deal that rolls part of the Bank of America Capital Investors stake into Nassau and gives Lou Mercatanti's group a spot on the top -20- revenue list and a significant toehold in the suburban markets north of New York City. We believe Frank Osborn and Frank Washington are selling because they just weren't able to grow Aurora past its original base of stations in Westchester County, NY and southern Connecticut. Here's what Nassau gets, in the southern CT and lower Hudson Valley areas: AC /talk WICC, Bridgeport, CT at 600 KHz, 1 -kw day, 500 -w night, DA -2. Gold -based AC WEBE, Westport, CT, a B at 107.9 MHz. The adult standards simulcast of WINE, Brookfield, CT (940 KHz, 640 watts day, 4 -w night, ND) and partner WPUT, Brewster, NY (1510 KHz, 1 -kw directional daytimer). Rock WRKI, Brookfield, CT, a class B at 95.1 MHz. Oldies WAXB, Patterson, NY, an A at 105.5 MHz. News /talk WFAS, White Plains, NY (1230 KHz, 1 -kw, ND). And the Hudson Valley AC simulcast of WFAS -FM, White Plains (an A at 103.9) and WFAF, Mt. Kisco, NY (an A at 106.3).

Cumulus is still buying stations -- in fact, it's about to pick up three in Eugene, OR from Marathon Media. They're reportedly finalizing a deal to pay Marathon $7,780,000 for news /talk KUGN (5 -kw, DA -N), classic hits "Hawk" KEHK, Brownsville, a Cl at 102.3 MHz, and "Cat Country" KKTT, a full C at 97.9 MHz. Marathon chief Chris Devine is asking Cumulus to put down a significant non- refundable deposit on KUGN, KEHK and KKTT, as a way of reassuring himself the deal will close. Cumulus is eager to buy these stations in Eugene (Arbitron market #143) because its pending acquisition of McDonald Media gives it a base of three stations there: modern rock KNRQ -AM /FM plus classic rock KZEL -FM.




ELSEWHERE (cont'd) Dallas -based Mark Rodriguez has another active week in the Lone Star State -- He's buying Austin, TX move -in KBAE (104.9 MHz) and stations up near Amarillo. Outside Austin, you'd need to keep a notepad to follow the recent action on KBAE: Last summer it moved from 104.7 MHz to 104.9 and re- licensed from Llano, TX to Marble Falls. Now it's got a pending app at the FCC to upgrade from 4100 watts at 804 feet to 9500 watts at the same height. That would improve it from a C3 to a C2. KBAE's doing country for current owner Maxagrid Broadcasting, and they're selling it to Rodriguez for $7,650,000. Broker: Media Services Group's Bill Whitley.

And up in the Texas Panhandle, Rodriguez buys tejano KQFX and KGRW from Equicom. Mark Rodriguez is shelling out $1,000,000 for KQFX, a Cl at 104.3 licensed to Borger, and KGRW, a C2 at 94.7 licensed to Friona, TX -- out toward Clovis, NM. The $1 million price is $250,000 less than Equicom paid Galbreath for the pair back in 1998. Broker on this second Rodriguez deal is also Media Services Group's Bill Whitley.

In Wyoming, Larry and Susan Patrick buy a CP in Thermopolis, for their fifth station in Wyoming. It's for a new C2 facility at 98.3 MHz in the central Wyoming town of Thermopolis, just on the edge of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The seller is Frederic Constant's Idaho Broadcasting Consortium and the price is $200,000. Brokers and station owners Larry Patrick and Susan Patrick do their station ownership as "Legend Communications ", and they also own KZMQ -AM /FM in Greybull, Wyoming and KODI /KTAG in Cody.

In southern Minnesota, Three Eagles is buying Nolan Broadcast Group's stations in Rochester and Mankato for $10 million. Nolan got going when Phil Nolan bought Rochester -area KAUS- AM /FM, Austin, MN in 1979. He then added Mankato -market CHR KEEZ -FM (a Cl at 99.1 MHz) in 1992. Now the ownership is Phil and his son Mike, and they're selling to Three Eagles for $10,000,000. The Nolans' KAUS [AM] is a news /talker at 1480 KHz with 1,000 watts, DA -2. KAUS -FM does country at 99.9 and is a full class C. Broker: Donald K. Clark Inc. for seller Nolan Broadcast Group.

North of Albany, NY, Vox Radio expands with a six -station cluster from Starview and Bradmark. We're looking here at Glens Falls and Saratoga Springs, about an hour north of the Capital District area, and just on the edge of the Adirondacks. Vox Radio's Bruce Danziger and Jeff Shapiro already have 17 stations in New Hampshire, Vermont and the Berkshires of Massachusetts, and this expands them into New York State. Here's what they get for their $3,650,000: Country WZZM -FM, an A at 93.5 MHz licensed to Corinth, NY. Oldies WHTR, an A at 107.1 MHz licensed to Hudson Falls. Sports WMML, 1 -kw ND full -timer at 1230, licensed to Glens Falls. Adult standards WEND, an A at 101.7, licensed to Hudson Falls. Soft AC WNYQ, a B1 at 105.7, licensed to Queensbury. Talk WBZA, 1,000 -w day, 126 -w night, ND, at 1410 KHz, licensed to South Glens Falls, NY. Bob Maccini & Stephan Sloan of Media Services Group repped the related sellers, Bradmark and Starview.

Conquering Kentucky seems to be Steve Newberry's agenda at Commonwealth, as he buys Kentucky stations #28, #29 and #30. Steve's latest purchase is in the area between Lexington and Louisville, where Commonwealth acquires three stations from Basix Communications for $1,800,000: hot AC "Star" WRZI, Vine Grove, a class A at 101.5 MHz; country WKMO, Hodgenville, also an A, at 106.3 MHz; and oldies WIEL, Elizabethtown, a 1 -kw ND full -timer at 1400 KHz. WRZI, WKMO and WIEL are Basix' only radio properties. Mitt Younts of Media Services Group gets the brokerage credit. M Street notes that when all announced deals have closed, Commonwealth will own 34 stations -- 30 of them in Kentucky. The operation Steve Newberry runs is based in Glasgow, KY.

In the Pittsburgh area, former Steel City GM Frank Iorio buys a second AM. It's "Super Talk" WMBA, licensed to Ambridge, PA, just north of Pittsburgh. Seller is Donn Wuycik, and the facility has 500 -watts full -time, DA -2 at 1460 KHz. Iorio bought his first station up in Beaver Falls (adult standards /talk WBVP at 1230 KHz), and now the Pittsburgh Post -Gazette reports the stations will maintain separate programming but run out of a single location.

Up there in Port Huron, MI, Bob Liggett is consolidating a market as he prepares to sell most of his current stations to Larry Wilson's Citadel. We'd previously told you Bob was buying oldies WHLS (1450 KHz) and country WSAQ (107.1 MHz) from



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ELSEWHERE (cont'd) Wismer Broadcasting. Now he's consolidating this upstate Michigan market with the purchase of Lee Hanson's three stations: news /talk WPHM (5 -kw full -time, DA -2, at 1380 KHz). CHR WBTI, Lexington (a class A 96.9 MHz). And classic country WHYT, Marine City (1 -kw day, 102 -w night, DA -2 at 1590 KHz). Total price for the Hanson Communications trio: $2,240,000.

East of Lexington, KY, Clear Channel plans to buy WMST -FM, Mt. Sterling (105.5 MHz), extending away from its cluster in Lexington. The station it's just filed to buy is country WMST -FM, a class A with a directional signal at 105.5 MHz. The seller is Rod Burbridge and the price is $2,500,000. Clear Channel's six - station Lexington cluster includes country "Bull" WUBL.

Not sold yet -- but headed for auction: Dick Broadcasting has placed three of its four markets on the block. It's taking bids on its clusters in Nashville, Knoxville (including legendary country WIVK -FM) and Birmingham. Here are the stations that officially have a "For Sale" sign hung on them -- In Nashville (Arbitron market #43), classic hits WGFX, a Cl at 104.5 MHz licensed to Gallatin. And country WKDF, a full C at 103.3 MHz. In Birmingham ( #55), classic rock WZRR a C at 99.5 MHz. Modern rock WRAX, a C at 107.7 MHz. Soft AC WYSF, a C at 94.5 MHz. Talk WAPI at 1070 KHz, with 50 -kw day, 5 -kw night DA -N. And sports WJOX at 690 KHz, 50,000 -w day, 500 -w night DA -N. And in Knoxville ( #69), country WIVK -FM, a C at 107.7 MHz. Smooth jazz WSMJ, a C3 at 98.7, licensed to Oliver Springs. The talk /sports simulcast of WNOX at 990 KHz (10 -kw full -time DA -2) and WNOX -FM, Loudon an A at 99.1 MHz. Dick also LMAs Oak Ridge FM's classic rock WOKI -FM at 100.3 MHz, a class C licensed to Oak Ridge. James A. Dick, Sr. founded Dick Broadcasting in Knoxville in 1952 and control has stayed with the family. His son Allen Dick is keeping Dick Broadcasting's stations in Greensboro /Winston- Salem: classic rock WKRR (92.3 MHz) and CHR WKZL (107.5 MHz).

Weather prediction: We'll spend the rest of 2000 watching Cumulus (the group, not the clouds). Cumulus still needs up to $165 million to close all its announced deals, according to First Union Capital's Bishop Cheen. MarketWatch notes that Cumulus has the Connoisseur deal to handle ($242 million). Plus 8 stations from McDonald ($41 million). One from Pacific Coast (big -stick KRUZ, Santa Barbara for $10 million). M Street's talked with a number of brokers, and they all seem pretty certain that Cumulus won't just evaporate. For one thing, in a worst -case scenario, a total selloff (perhaps yielding $1 billion) still might not cover the debt and liabilities. So institutional investors, watching the stock price, might gradually trim away their positions, while Cumulus may spin off tower and /or some station assets.

Take THAT, Wall Street investors and analysts: The RAB reports an amazing 22% revenue gain for the month of February. There are certainly local variations, but the RAB finds that across the country, local revenue gained 17% and national blew ahead by 38 %. The February gains come after an stronger- than -expected January. So for the first two months of 2000, radio revenue is ahead an average 21 %.

These women waited far too long in line: The government loses a record -breaking $508 million sex discrimination case at the Voice of America and USIA, and it's not just the dollars that make this class- action case notable. It's the fact that it started 23 years ago and should have been settled long ago. The class- action suit covered hundreds of women who sought employment as broadcasters, technicians and writers at VOA and the United States Information Agency between 1974 and 1984.

Quality control: Arbitron needs it, and needs to build the perception of it. That's why Arbitron has struck a new accreditation deal with the Media Rating Council. Arbitron's earned the MRC's double checkmark for its Continuous Market Service, Standard Market Service and the Condensed Market Service. Now the MRC announces that Arbitron is submitting four more services to MRC auditing: Maximiser. Media Professional. RetailDirect. And County Coverage. Not only that, it's committing to submitting two more over the next two years: Nationwide and Tapscan. MRC Executive Director George Ivie says the new deal "significantly expands" the association's auditing of Arbitron.

M STREET BAZAAR. . . PEOPLE, PRODUCTS, AND PROGRAMMING A little cease - and -desist action in Santa Barbara stops a "Kiss ", as Cumulus quickly complies with a Clear Channel C &D over the CHR that it's buying there, KKSB, Goleta (106.3 MHz). KKSB only recently started using the "Kiss" name. But




M STREET BAZAAR (cont'd) on Monday, March 20, Clear Channel yanked the oldies off KIST (107.7 MHz) and placed the "Cool" oldies format on the former all- sports KXXT (1340 KHz). That cleared the way for Clear Channel to do CHR on 107.7 -- as "Kiss." Can't have two "Kiss" stations in the same market, especially when one company strongly claims title. Cumulus backed down and is now "Hits 106.3." And Clear Channel has a "Kiss" CHR in Santa Barbara that will carry the Rick Dees show syndicated out of KIIS -FM, Los Angeles.

Lineup change at One -On -One Sports, and you could call it "nasty." There are two of them, actually. Peter Brown requested a transfer from weekday afternoons to weekends, and One -On -One says he'll handle 9am to 1pm Saturday and Sunday. Peter's replacement in the 2pm to 6pm weekday slot is Baltimore veteran Nestor Aparicio, who came out of the Baltimore Sun to operate all- sports "Nasty radio" WNST. That station's now doing Catholic programming, and Nestor was available to work with One -On -One.

Radio personalities invite listeners along on trips all the time. What's different about THIS one is that disability advocate and syndicated radio host Greg Smith is "rolling" to Australia for two weeks. And the host of "On A Roll" is inviting disabled Americans to come along, courtesy of a deal with NeverLand Adventures. Dates are August 9 -23, and NeverLand (run by quadriplegic Andrew Huesing) promises a full sampling of Australia's wonders, from snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef to a private tour of the Sydney Opera House. Info from On A Roll Communications: (937) 767 -1838 or "OnARollRadio.com"

XM Radio is really mobile -- it's going to be on your boat. XM Satellite Radio announces an agreement with industry leader Marine Audio Engineering that has Marine supplying XM -ready radios to high -end boat builders and to its own 2,500 dealers. XM Senior VP Steve Cook says the boating industry "is an important component of our national distribution strategy."

In syndicated radio, Jason Jarvis officially announces that he's taking over his mom's gig and launching the "Jason Jarvis Show ", airing from noon to 3pm Eastern time. "Independent- minded broad" Judy Jarvis died in early March after fighting cancer, and Jason had been her fill -in and co -host for some time. Reach Jarvis Productions at (860) 242 -7272.

Westwood does an Internet deal with WebRadio.com for its music format affiliates. Westwood's Peter Kosann says his 24/7 music format affiliates get software tools plus e- commerce opportunities to sell banner ads and let listeners buy CDs, movies, video games and digital downloads. Westwood receives a 6% stake in WebRadio (part of that payable in commercial time). It can earn its way into another 4.5% if it signs up enough stations. And the deal allows WebRadio.com to stream the Westwood music formats online.

If you buy radio equipment, you know the name "Gentner ", and now the company's hoping that a move up to the full Nasdaq -Amex exchange will broaden its appeal to investors. Gentner retains its "GTNR" ticker symbol as it graduates from the Nasdaq small cap market on March 31. (Gentner will release fiscal Q3 results on April 18.)

ABC Radio Networks VP /Engineering Bob Donnelly leaves after a 34 -year career. His last day was March 24, and he's leaving the payroll to join Georgia -based satellite equipment maker Wegener, though we hear Bob will be based at his home in the New York area. No replacement announced yet by ABC.

M Street notes the passing of a true pioneer in both radio and TV: Sig Mickelson, who was the first news director at WCCO, Minneapolis during World War II, moved to CBS Radio Network, and then helped create modern TV news (in the best sense). Sig helped produce the first commercially - sponsored TV broadcast of a political convention in 1952, and chose a fellow named Walter Cronkite to anchor it. He became the first president of the CBS News division in 1959 -- and he also founded the Radio and Television News Directors Association. Sig Mickelson died in San Diego at age 86.

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